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 […]