Week 6 of rehearsals and things are really coming together. I’m Charlotte, one of the newbies at SMP. From day one I have been made to feel so welcome and the quality of the cast is really impressive. The enthusiasm and energy is infectious, it’s been a delight and I can’t wait to get into […]
The Cinderella Blog – Week 4 & 5
Welcome dear readers of the Official SMP Cinderella Blog! I am pleased to say that we are now, at weeks 4 and 5, entering that really exciting part of the progress of any show where things really start to come together! Our regular Musical Director, SMP stalwart, Mike ‘Keys of Steel’ Benyon, taught our entire […]
The Cinderella Blog – Week 3
Greeting fellow Pantonians and I hope to find you well. Things are getting down and dirty with rehearsals at various cricket clubs throughout the Enfield area. Monday night found a few of the principles flung together to do a quick run through of act one and two as we have already set the whole show, […]
The Cinderella Blog – Week 2
Hi all, welcome to the blog for another week. I’m Luke and I’m playing Dandini, the Prince’s ever so handsome and really really smart best friend. This week we got stuck in to the acting as we blocked our way through act 1. This is always great as we, the cast, start to get to […]
The Cinderella Blog – Read Through, Auditions and First Rehearsal.
Hello and welcome to the first instalment of the Cinderella Blog, my name’s Warren and I’m directing the show. I’m here to take you through what’s been going on in the first couple of weeks. We started proceedings with our introduction night and read through where myself and the production team revealed our ideas for […]
SMP’s Cinderella Cast Announced
After a wonderful set of auditions we’re pleased to announce our cast for Cinderella 2019 is: We’re over the moon with our cast and our production team Warren McWilliams (Director) Fay Kemal (Choreographer) and Mike Benyon (Musical Director) had a tough time choosing from the fabulous array of auditions. We had a great turn out […]
Much Ado About Nothing, Promenade. – Bury Lodge Park – June 2019 – Gallery
Show Pictures courtesy of Yiltan Kemal Show Pictures courtesy of The Friends of Bury Lodge Park Promo Pictures courtesy of Gary Moyes http://www.garymoyes.co.uk Behind the Scenes – Cast pictures
The Much Ado Blog – Show Week
Hello there! And so, sadly our show has come to an end – but let me walk you through the week’s fun! Most shows are somewhat different from one performance to another, but for this show that was even more profound as the weather changed and the noises from the ‘real world’ swam in and […]
The Much Ado Blog – Opening Night
‘Twas opening night, and all through the park, no bird was a chirping; not even a lark.. The Shakespeare Sisters had set up their camp, and later George Secole will carry the lamp.. You’ve got Hero, Beatrice, Antonio and the hostess- I’ve got to hand it to her, she really is the most-ess. Then Don […]
The Much Ado Blog – The Dress and Tech run.
Valorous morrow broth’r and mistress’, thou mayest refer to me as Michael, I shalt beest playing the role of Benedick in SMPs production of ‘Much A’do About Nothing’ – Allow me to giveth thee a quick runneth down of the last two nights of shenanigans. Monday night wast our Tech runneth, Now considering that we […]
The Much Ado Blog – Get In Day
Hello everyone, I’m Gemma and I’m playing the naive, innocent minded Hero. I’ve been a part of SMP for some time now, however, I have had quite a break but I am SO glad to be back. I must say at SMP we are a family and somehow this show feels the same as always […]
Much Ado – Promenade Performance FAQ’s
Much Ado About Nothing – Promenade Performance, Bury Lodge Park FAQ’s What is a promendade production? The performance takes place in different places in the park, the actors move and the audience follows walking and standing in each new place. You will not be standing in any one place for particularly long and part of […]
The Much Ado Blog – It’s All Coming Together.
Hello, or as William Shakespeare would say, foresooth, I’m Helen and I’m playing the part of Leonata, Governess of Messina in the forthcoming SMP Production of Much Ado About Nothing. ‘Leonata, Governess of Messina?’ I hear you shout in dismay, ‘there is no such part in Much Ado About Nothing’. Firstly, congratulations for being so […]
Join us for Cinderella
Please join us on Monday the 12th of August for our introduction night for our next show Cinderella. The night will take place at 8pm at Holtwhites sport and social club 1 Kirkland Dr, Enfield EN2 0RJ. On the night our production team Warren McWilliams (Director) Fay Kemal (Choreographer) and Artemis Reed (Musical Director) will […]
Much Ado Blog – Running in the Park.
Hi there am John and will be playing DON JOHN the BASTARD in the up and coming play “MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING” and am very excited about being given the chance to play the villain. As we all know SMP have now lost their permanent home at the Intimate Theatre but rather let this beat […]
Much Ado Blog – Rehearsal runs.
Hello! My name is Sophie and I play Margaret in our production of Much Ado. I’m chuffed to bits to have returned to SMP this summer, after joining the fun at the end of last year for Panto! They all said I’d get hooked and they were right…I couldn’t keep away! I’m really happy to […]
The Much Ado Blog – Rehearsals continue
What a week we’ve had here at SMP! The excitement started with not just one, but TWO birthdays among the esteemed members of our production team. First up was our producer, Dogberry, and all-round source of joy Mr Warren McWilliams, who celebrates turning 40! Honestly, he doesn’t look a day over 39-and-a-half. And if that […]
The Much Ado Blog – Dancing Days
Hello there and welcome to the Much Ado blog. I am Joseph and, for my first time with SMP, I am joining the production team as Choreographer. I must say that It is both a scary and exciting prospect. I say scary because we have a really talented team of stalwart choreographers that work on […]
Much Ado Blog – The blocking stages.
Hello , i’m David and am directing the show. It is an honour and privilege to have been asked to take the helm for this exciting production, which will mark my ninth as director for the group. It seems amazing to think that all those years ago in 2006 these wonderful people first took a […]
Much Ado About Nothing Blog – The first weeks
Hello everyone, my name’s Warren and I’m playing Dogberry as well as producing Much Ado About Nothing. The blog has had a bit of a hiatus and as producer I guess that’s my fault, so I’ll start by saying sorry, it’s a busy time in SMPLand behind the scenes at the moment but now the […]