SMP are back, we’re putting on a show and not just any show. Coming to a small screen in your home. We will perform a live show online from our homes to yours. We will be performing a brand new interactive whodunit pantomime courtesy of Warren McWilliams – Pantomime Scripts “Agatha Twisty & The Murder […]
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SMP & COVID-19
SMP Theatre take the safety of our community very seriously. Due to the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), we have taken the decision to postpone our production of Legally Blonde until June 2021 with a view to perform our annual Pantomime “Beauty and the Beast” in December 2020. This was not an easy decision to […]
SMP Theatre in 2019
SMP 2019 – A Year in Review – Ellie Ashby, Chair(wo)man Well here we are. 2020 has arrived, not only a new year but a new decade. 2019 is officially over, and what a year it has been here at SMP. New Year’s Day 2019 saw us again representing the London Borough of Enfield at […]
SMP Theatre at the Enfield Parade of Lights 2019
SMP will once again be taking part in the Parade of Light with our Cinderella Float in Enfield Town on Sunday 1st December and this year the parade is bigger than ever. Proceedings start at 11am with various activities in the Market Square. In the Market place there will be a variety of community stalls and […]
Our Summer shows for 2020 & 2021
We’ve been busy behind the scenes at SMP HQ and we’re pleased to say that we can announce our summer musicals for 2020 and 2021. We’ll also make our return to the Millfield Theatre after performing Much Ado About Nothing in Bury Lodge Park. We are currently looking for members of our production teams so […]
Happy New Year 2019!
Happy New Year from everyone at SMP. We’ve got an interesting year lined up. In January we’ll be at the Intimate with Snow White with what could be the last ever show to be staged the the historic venue. Tickets are selling well, we have limited availabilty on our last performance so please if you […]
SMP at the London New Years Parade 2019
For the third year running SMP took part in the London New Year’s Day Parade (LNYDP) We had an absolute blast once again and loved celebrating New Years dancing throuh the streets of London and waving to all the crowds. This year’s theme was ‘London Welcomes the World’ and we did that with a magical […]
Our show for 2019 will be…
We’re very pleased to announce that our show for 2019 will be another first for SMP as we will stage an ambitious promenade performance through Bury Lodge Park of one of Shakespeares most popular plays, Much Ado About Nothing. What’s a promenade performance? We hear you ask. Well, we’ll tell you; We plan to produce […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 Read Through Next Week.
The Read Through and Auditions process for our next show, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, will start next week at Cannon House, Saint Monica’s Parish Centre. The Read Through will take place on Monday 3rd September 2018 at 8pm with auditions being held in the evening on Monday 10th and Wednesday 12th from 7.30pm […]
Site hits 100,000 views!
Thanks to everyone for using our website, because of you we’ve had over 100,000 views! You can read back our show blogs using the Show Blog tab here. See all our old Show Pictures here. and videos here If you have any old pictures or videos we can share from past productions please send them to […]
SMP’s 60th Anniversary Party
SMP are 60 60 years ago a small North London group called Saint Monica’s Players (SMP) was formed. Little did the founders know that they would be starting something quite special, for most people this is a hobby but I think we are all in agreement that SMP has been a happy, special and important […]
Snow White Production Team Announced.
We’re pleased to announce that we have confirmed our production team for our next show, Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs. The team sees new faces given a chance to shine and old faces return to provide experience along the way. The show will be directed by Christopher O’Shea who returns to direct his […]
Casting announced for the Welwyn Drama Festival.
Once again we’ll be taking part in the 84th Welwyn Drama Festival held at the Barn Theatre, Welwyn Garden City, on 21-26 May 2018 This Year we’ll be entering two plays written by our very own award winning playwright Paul Levy. The plays, titled ‘An Order of Lunacy’ and ‘House Proud’ will both be getting their debuts at the festival. An […]
Spamalot Cast announced!
After a great set of auditions we’re pleased to announce that our cast for our production of Monty Pythons Spamalot is: The Show will be Directed by Paula Bland, Musically Directed by Stuart Piddington-Wall and Choreographed by Fay Kemal. Our show blog will be back next week keeping you up to date each week with all […]