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, […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Snow White Blog – Opening Night!
Hi I’m Rebecca and I play the Narrator and Ensemble in SMP’s debut production of ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ written by Warren McWilliams and directed by Chris O’Shea. I am thrilled to be writing the blog for what is set to be our last opening night performance at the historic ‘Intimate Theatre’. This […]
Snow White Blog – Community Night
After many long months of intense rehearsals by the cast, director, musical director, choreographer; hours of exhausting theatre preparation by the backstage crew as well as costume design, prop gathering, lighting, the list goes on. Tonight was the first performance of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to a real live audience on Community Night. […]
Snow White Blog – The Dress Run.
‘Mirror mirror on the Wall, who’s the fairest of them all?’ Now usually I’d answer and tell that wicked old Queenie that Snow White is the fairest (Spoiler alert) but after tonight I have to say all of these beauties on stage (and off) who have worked their hardest to bring you the ‘Greatest Show’ […]
Snow White Blog – The Tech Run
The Tech Run! Well here we are in the last stages of preparation for our pantomime, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It’s very sad that this will be the last ever tech run at the Intimate Theatre, which will be closing it’s doors after our show, with plans for it to be demolished. However, […]
Snow White Blog – The Band Call and Get In
Band Call – Hi, I’m Mike Benyon, veteran member of SMP since 1992. Having musically directed the last four pantomimes this time I am assisting Kate Sanders who has taken up the reins magnificently for the first time. One of my jobs has been to put the band together. We had two extremely long band […]
Snow White Blog – Final week of rehearsals.
Hi Ho everyone! I’m Sophie and I play Prof Dwarf in Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs. This is my first show with SMP and I am having such a blast! It has been fantastic working alongside such a talented cast and production team and each and every one of them have made me feel […]
Snow White Blog – Week 14
It’s our last blog before we have a short break from rehearsals and celebrate Christmas and what better way to sign off in style than with this from the show’s ‘Monty’, Connor Raleigh. ——————————- Snow White runs at The Intimate Theatre, 521 Green Lanes, Palmers Green, London, N13 4DH from Thurs 17th to Sat 19th January […]