It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas and the last week has been a joyous explosion of rehearsals. Monday saw us at Holtwhites Cricket Club for a dance re-cap. This is a great venue and we are very grateful for the team there for letting us use it. We danced our way through a […]
SMP’s Snow White Float at the Parade of Light 2018
SMP once again took part in Enfield’s Parade of Light, now in it’s 8th year. The event was organised by the irrepresible Kathy Worrall and gets better every year. Well done Kathy! Our float looked brilliant thanks to the hard work and considerable talents of Matt McManus who designed and built the float with his […]
Snow White Blog – Week 12
Hello there people of Panto-land and thanks for popping into our Snow White blog. I am Prince Louis and this week it’s my turn to fill you in on what has been happening down in the far away land of rehearsals. On Monday, we were all at home pulling on our leg warmers and rehearsal […]
Snow White Blog – Week 11
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…….” ooops sorry that is the beginning of the book I am reading at the mo” A Tale of Two Cities ” by Dickens and not my emotional response to belonging to SMP in anyway what so ever. So anyone who has ever thought […]
The Intimate Theatre – A Brief History from Geoff Bowden
THE INTIMATE THEATRE One of the few landmark buildings in Palmers Green is in danger of being knocked down and lost for ever. The Intimate Theatre in Green Lanes (just past the junction of Green Lanes, Bourne Hill and Hedge Lane) has a rich theatrical history and many stars of stage and screen have appeared […]
Snow White Blog – Week 10
Following on from sensational performances in both Urinetown and Spamalot, it was not a shock to receive a call requesting me to be a part of SMP’s 2019 pantomime, Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs. “Archie,” Director Chris O’Shea said to me in a brief but meaningful phone call, “you don’t need to audition, I […]
Snow White Blog – Week 8
Hi (ho!) you lovely Panto goers, After a couple of shows off I am very excited to be back for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. I will be performing as Lazy Dwarf – such a hard task! 😉 . I have been lucky enough to have been part of this company since 2003, but […]
SMP in the Enfield Christmas Parade of Light 2018 – Route Map.
SMP will once again be taking part in the Parade of Light with our Snow White Float in Enfield Town on Sunday 2nd December and this year the parade is bigger than ever. Proceedings start at 12pm with various activities in the Market Square. In the Market place there will be a variety of community stalls […]
Snow White Blog – Week 7
I’m Hayley Buck, assistant choreographer for SMP’s next panto, Snow White! I am sooo excited to be back doing what I love after a 6 year absence and working with such a talented cast and production team! It’s been a very busy week to say the least! So, on Monday, we set ‘Queen of the […]
Snow White Blog – Week 6
And… 5,6,7,8… Well, hello there! I am Wendy Cooper, Choreographer for SMP’s Snow White. This is the first show I’ve choreographed for SMP & I am having the BEST time! Whilst it feels really strange being stood at the front of the room, the cast have been so welcoming and encouraging! This week has been […]
Snow White Blog – Week 5
Hello everyone, this is Carl, I am very excited to be in this show as ensemble and King and my bad choice in second wives starts the cogs turning on this story, wonderfully adapted for SMP by the talented Warren McWilliams. On Monday, we were working hard (not quite 9 to 5) on one of […]
The Intimate Theatre – Our Proposals.
We were told that as a group of users of the Intimate Theatre we’d be given the opportunity to present our ideas to the Buildings Audit Committee at St Monica’s. We were told in advance our ideas would not be taken into consideration as final decisions had already been made but we felt it was […]
What’s on at the Intimate Theatre this Christmas – 2018-2019
There’s plenty to do at the Intimate Theatre this year with 3 fantastic pantomimes on offer for you. For booking details please see the links below. Booking tickets The London Pantomimers present – ‘The Wizard of Oz’ We’re off to see the Wizard for this year’s family show from the London Pantomimers in their 73rd production. […]
Snow White Blog – Week 4
Hello lovely people, and welcome to this week’s instalment of the Snow White blog! I’m Ellie and I am lucky enough to be playing Snow White in our panto this year. Being part of SMP panto is always such a treat but I have to admit that wearing a princess dress and a tiara makes […]
Messages of Support for The Intimate Theatre
We’ve received messages of support from local politicians and those in the entertainment industry. As we receive more we will add them below. The great theatres of England are slowly being eradicated piecemeal. The first time I witnessed it was when the magnificent Finsbury Park Empire, designed by that legendary architect Frank Matcham was destroyed […]
Snow White Blog – Week 3
Hello everyone, I’m Michael and I’ll be playing the role of ‘Muddles’ in SMPs “Snow White” Rehearsals are now in full swing and Monday night saw some of the principles setting the opening scene for the show, whilst the rest of the cast were setting the routine for a very special song. Once again we […]
Snow White Blog – Week 2
Hi all, my names Tina and this year I’m playing the roll of Greedy Dwarf. I am loving it because it means I can eat onstage….bring on the stage snacks!! This week in the land of panto has been brilliant as always… I have totally immersed myself in my role of Greedy Dwarf, including demolishing lots […]
Intimate Theatre Redevelopment & SMP’s Future.
The following post is to help us communicate to our members and audience what is happening regarding the groups future. A petition has been set up to save the Intimate Theatre from demolition which can be found here: https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/save-the-intimate-theatre-palmers-green WE WILL UPDATE THIS ARTICLE WITH THE LATEST INFORMATION AS IT ARISES. – As you may have read on […]
Snow White Blog – Week 1
Mwah ha ha ha ha ha….oh sorry, didn’t see you there, I was just practicing my evil cackle… Welcome to week two of our infamous panto blog, I’m Jo Mac and I have the absolute pleasure of playing your wicked queen in SMPs spectacular pantomime “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” I’m totally thrilled to […]
Snow White Blog – Read Through and Auditions
Hell, I’m Chris and I am kicking off the SMP’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs blog. After a great turn out for our read through we had a very successful bunch of auditions. I couldn’t quite believe the talent I witnessed and could not be more excited to direct a show with such a […]