Once again SMP have taken part in St. Aldhelms Church’s Festival of Trees. Local groups from the community are asked to decorate a Christmas tree which leaves the church filled by a plethora of wonderful trees. If you’re passing why not pop in and see the trees or join the congregation at one of their […]
SMP at Winter Wonderland & The Parade of Lights
This weekend was one of our favourite times of year at SMP HQ…it’s the sparkliest event of the season and the beginning of all that glorious Christmassy community spirit. Yep, you guessed it…Enfield’s annual “Parade of Light”. This year it was even bigger and better than usual with the added bonus of a new and […]
Sleeping Beauty Blog – Week 12
This weeks blog comes from our Merriweather – Marian Lynch. As one of the oldest members of SMP (when did that happen?!) I’m not really sure what a blog is, but I figure it’s a bit like a diary entry, right? I picked a corker of a week to get to tell you what we’ve […]
About the Playwrights
GREG KOTIS (book and lyrics) is a New York-based playwright, who specializes in dark, disturbing comedies with socially relevant themes. He is a veteran of the Neo-Futurists, creators of the long-running, on-going attempt to perform 30 plays in 60 minutes entitled TOO MUCH LIGHT MAKES THE BABY GO BLIND. JOBEY AND KATHERINE, his play about fish, […]
Sleeping Beauty Blog – Week 11
This week our blog comes from our writer and dame, Nurse Nelly, Warren McWilliams. Take it away Warren: So here’s my blog post! This week we set about learning another one of our dances whilst those principles not involved went through our dialogue adding more jokes to the already gag laden script. We’ve got a […]
The Idea for URINETOWN, THE MUSICAL
(Excerpted from Greg Kotis’ introduction to URINETOWN: The Musical) The idea for URINETOWN, THE MUSICAL first came to me during what might generously be described as a poorly planned trip to Europe during the late winter/early spring of 1995. On our return flight, I decided to extend an overnight layover in Paris to spend two weeks bumming around […]
Sleeping Beauty Blog – Week 10
This week’s post comes from our Princess Aurora herself, Ellie! Hello one and all, and welcome to the 10th installment (10th!) of our blog for ‘Sleeping Beauty’! I have loved reading the weekly installments written by other SMP beauties so far, and now the blogging baton has been handed over to yours truly (eeek)! I […]
Urinetown – Read Through and Auditions.
Our Read through for Urinetown will be Monday 1st February at Cannon House, St Monica’s Social Club Cannon House 6 Cannon Hill London N14 7HG at 8pm On the night our production team Director, Warren McWilliams, Choreographer, Jo Bakhurst and Musical Director, Mike Benyon, will talk you through their plans for Urinetown. We’ll also read throught […]
Sleeping Beauty Blog – Week 9
This weeks blog is brought to you by Rebecca Gediking a.k.a. SpongeBob SquarePants! (Cue song…) A bit about me: Sadly I don’t really live in a pineapple under the sea but I do live in SMP land. SMP has become a huge part of my life. I joined the group 7 years ago and […]
Urinetown – The Synopsis
Urinetown begins with a friendly welcome from our narrator, Officer Lockstock. Officer Lockstock and the adorable moppet Little Sally fill us in on the back-story. As the result of a terrible water shortage, private toilets have become unthinkable. All restroom activities are handled through a private corporation, the Urine Good Company (UGC for short). To […]
Sleeping Beauty Blog – Week 8
This week our blog comes from Kate Russell, who is playing the evil Malevolent in our Sleeping Beauty. Find her wicked words below: This week has been a time for all the little ghosties and ghoulies to come out to play, so of course this is my favourite time of year! My name is Kate […]
SMP’s Halloween Bash
We hope you all had a spooktastic Halloween this weekend, folks. We at SMP had a ghoulishly glorious time at our Inaugural “SMP All Hollows Eve Party”. Thanks to a lot of hard work from our super Social Team, the scout hut was turned into a creepy cave full of lots of freaky fun… […]
Urinetown UK wins ‘Most Underrated West End Show’
Congratulations to the UK Urinetown team for winning the West End Wilma Award for Most Underrated West End Show, beating Made in Dagenham and Just Jim Dale to first place. Commiserations to Jenna Russel for just missing out on Best Actress in a Play or Musical. We thought you were brilliant! Special mention to Carrie for […]
SMP’s Halloween Bash
Tomorrow night we’ll be hosting a Halloween party at the Tile Kiln Lane Wilkinson Scout Hut, Tile Kiln Lane, London N13 6BY Doors will open at 19:30pm, fancy dress is optional. Tickets are £7 on the door. All friends and family are welcome. We have many things in store for you including: Fancy Dress Competition Best […]
So, what is Urinetown?
What is Urinetown – The Musical? Don’t be put off by the title. It’s twisted, it’s dark, and it’s hilarious! Winner of three TONY Awards, Urinetown is a tale of greed, corruption, love, and revolution in a time when water is worth its weight in gold. A musical satire set in a fictional future where […]
Enfield Christmas Parade of Lights Route Map released.
Once again we’ll be taking part in this years Enfield Christmas Parade of Lights and the organisers have announced the route with timings at key landmarks along the way. The Parade leaves the Civic Centre in Silver Street at 4pm arriving back in the Town Centre on Church Street at around 5.30pm. Take a look […]
SMP @ Hotsteppers ‘Monster Ball’
What a great Monday evening over at SMP HQ, before our usual rehearsal we had the absolute pleasure of attending Hotsteppers Dance Studios “Monster Ball”. St Aldhelms church hall was full to the brim of mini witches and tiny break dancing skeletons, and not only did we get to join in all the fun, we […]
Sleeping Beauty Blog – Week 7
This weeks blog comes from Michael Lacey, who’s playing our Jester, Presto. So here is it…Hey Presto! Hey Gang!! My names presto and I work her’… Wait. Let’s start that again. My name is Michael and I’ll be playing the part of ‘Presto’ the Court Jester! So I have received the blogging baton from our […]
1000 followers on twitter!
Thanks to everyone who’s followed us on twitter. Thanks to you we’ve hit 1000 followers! You can follow us too on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/smptheatre
Urinetown – SMP’s Production Team
We’re pleased to announce that our production team for Urinetown is such a strong line up. We’re lucky to have such an experienced team who have been involved in many SMP productions before behind the show to make sure it’s one not to miss. The Team Director – Warren McWilliams Musical Director – Mike Benyon […]