This weeks blog comes from our Fairy Flora – Lynzey Cooper Hello boys and girls how are you all today? I am very excited to be playing Fairy Flora in SMP’s Sleeping Beauty, a role I have been dreaming about since I fell in love with the world of Panto many years ago. Fairy Flora […]
Monthly Archives: December 2015
Urinetown Music Links
Here are links for each of the songs to give you an idea of what they look like; 1. Overture 2. Too Much Exposition 3. Urinetown 4. It’s A Privilege To Pee 5. Mr. Cladwell 6. Cop Song 7. Follow Your Heart 8. Look At The Sky 9. Don’t Be The Bunny 10. Act One […]
Sleeping Beauty Blog – Week 14
This week our blog comes from our choreographer Fay Kemal, over to you Fay… Fay here!! And so happy to be choreographing my 10th panto for smp. Having joined SMP in 2001 I have choreographed many summer shows and pantos, but panto is my fave!! The comedy and humour makes it such fun to create […]
The Writing of Urinetown
(source: the Magazines of the University of Chicago and the American Conservatory Theatre) Greg Kotis and Mark Hollmann, both 1985 graduates of the University of Chicago didn’t worry much about their show’s crowd-pleasing potential when they wrote URINETOWN, THE MUSICAL. Instead, they wrote a story in which the downtrodden do not triumph, the handsome hero is […]
Sleeping Beauty Blog – Week 13
Hi, I’m Mike Benyon and I am musical director for SMP’s production of Sleeping Beauty. Doing panto is not a new thing for this old stager. In fact, having joined SMP in 1992 this is my 24th successive year being involved with panto, either as musical director or as a member of the band. So […]
Urinetown – Videos
Here’s some good videos from the UK production: What is Urinetown? Audience Reaction Urinetown rehearsals Backstage on the UK Production: Want to see the whole show? Here you go: Here’s a video of the Broadway run.
St Aldhelms – Christmas Tree Festival
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 […]