This is Duke Wesley – yes, that’s Wesley not Weasley – aka Carl; and trying not to give much of the masterfully written plot away I also play Token – dubious accent and sauna owner. So this is our last week of rehearsals meaning that the scary and exciting ‘get in’ is soon […]
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Frosted Blog – Week 15 (Christmas and the New Years Parade)
Happy new year and what a fabulously frosted beginning it has been. We were asked by the wonderful Paul Everitt to represent the Borough of Enfield in the Lord Mayors annual New Year’s Day parade through central London. 25 of us took part and it was so exciting to be part of this joyful day. Crowds […]
Frosted Blog – Week 14
Hello! My name’s Sophie and I play Princess Hannah in our upcoming pantomime Frosted. To sum Hannah up, she’s incredibly excited, all of the time, about absolutely everything. So not too dissimilar from myself really! Once upon a time I was an SMP baby, so having grown up watching my parents in their shows, it […]
Frosted Blog – Week 13
Hi! Jenny here with an update on the wonderfully Frosted goings-on this week in the world of SMP. This is my second show with SMP, having had an incredible time doing Urinetown earlier in the year, and I’m loving every second of being Frosty the Snowman! Rehearsals have been an absolute blast, perhaps most excitingly because […]
Frosted Blog – Week 12
Howdy Folks, I’m Greg and I’m playing the role of Kristian in our upcoming pantomime Frosted! If you’re not acquainted with the story I’m the tall, dashing hero. I will look to replicate that performance not only in real life but in the show too! But I jest, I am lucky to be working with […]
Frosted Blog – Week 11
Hello there! I am Anna and I am part of the wonderful ensemble for our upcoming pantomime Frosted! This is my second show with SMP and it is an absolute blast! Our show is fast approaching so this week saw us being very busy with learning the last of our musical numbers extravaganza! On […]
Frosted Blog – Week 10
Hello There My Name is Lee, and this is my first show with SMP, the last time I was on stage East 17 were number 1. I was lucky enough to audition and get selected to be part of the chorus (See you’re never too old to start living your dreams on stage) On Monday […]
Frosted Blog – Week 8
Guess what? It’s officially my favourite time of year! No, not Halloween! Not Bonfire Night! No, not even Christmas (although I do love Christmas, I do acknowledge that it is only just November…) No…. it’s Panto Season! My name’s Ellie and this week I have the lovely job of letting you know what’s being going […]
Frosted Blog – Week 7
Dearest Frosticles…or should I say ghouls & ghoulettes, Welcome back to our blog, cherubs, we do hope you’ve enjoyed hearing about all our backstage antics so far. This week at SMP HQ we continued to storm ahead with rehearsal joy for our fabulous family panto “Frosted”, it’s brand new and original, and penned by my […]
Frosted Blog – Week 6
My name is David Bowman, I play The Herald, here is my blog! This week we have reached an exciting time tin rehearsals, the point where the show is just starting to take shape. We are setting scenes, finding the nuance and humour in our characters, and realising the choreographer’s vison in our dances. It […]
Frosted – Week 5
Hello frosticles!!! So this week you have me aka Lucy aka the BIRTHDAY girl guiding you through the blog! We began our rehearsals on Monday with a fabulous recap of the dance numbers we’ve set so far. Our wonderful choreographer Fay put us through our paces once again and our two opening numbers are now […]
Frosted Blog – Week 4
Hello Panto lovers I’m Andy Jordan, it’s my turn to let you all know how the rehearsals are progressing for next year’s panto Frosted this wonderful production written by the amazing Warren, directed by the magnificent Luke, musically directed by the dazzling Mike and choreographed by the bodacious Miss Fay. This week we started our […]
Dog racing and parade dancing…
Wow what a busy weekend we’ve just had, and an awesome one at that! First off was the return of the annual SMP race night! In the past race night has proven to be a fantastic occasion, both in terms of fun had by attendees and money raised for the group, and this one didn’t […]
The Lloyd Webber Factor: Where are they now?
In 2006 Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber gave birth to a new form of TV talent show when he used ‘How do you solve a problem like Maria?’ to find the leading lady for his staging of The Sound of Music. Since then he has run similar programmes to find the lead on four other musicals, […]
Lord Lloyd Webber Foundation supports new generation
Andrew Lloyd Webber is donating more than £380,000 to arts education projects across the UK, through his philanthropic foundation. The Royal Ballet School will receive £180,000 to support young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. A £75,000 grant will go to Creative & Cultural Skills to train technical theatre staff. The Foundation is dedicated to supporting a […]
ATG to pilot autism-friendly pantomimes
Ambassador Theatre Group will trial autism-friendly performances at three of its regional venues with a view to bringing similar shows to the West End. The ‘relaxed performance’ pilot scheme will be aimed at families with children that have an autistic condition, sensory and communication disorders or a learning disability. It will begin at the Churchill […]
The first ever SMP blog…
Thursday 25th October 2012, by Ben Hewis Welcome to the SMP Blog! At the AGM last night a suggestion was made that we start a blog to keep you up to date with all that is going on at SMP. This can be mixture of news, announcements, reviews, opportunities or just things that we think […]