The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
In 2011, Riding starred in two musicals at the Gielgud Theatre in London's West End. From 5 March to 21 May, she played Madame Emery in the Kneehigh Theatre Company's musical adaptation of "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg". The production had its try-out at Leicester's Curve Theatre from 11 to 26 February. A month later, from 6 June to 6 August, she played jealous Italian mistress Maria Merelli in the London production of "Lend Me A Tenor".