Ahoy there, me hearties! Welcome to the first of our Pirates blogs. In these blogs we’ll be keeping you up to date with all the goings on during rehearsals and show week. My names Warren and I’m directing the show. If you don’t know it, where have you been? ‘Pirates’ is a fabulous show which […]
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SMP to enter the Welwyn Drama Festival with Rally Cry!
We are delighted to be taking part in the Welwyn Drama Festival again this year from 22-27th May 2017. “The plays” are always such an exciting time here at SMP HQ, and we are back with a bang with our fabulous team of David Bowman producing, Rebecca Gediking back in the Directors seat, award winning writer Paul Levy supplies another brilliant, original, script, […]
Our Cast for The Pirates of Penzance is…
After a fabulous set of auditions we’re pleased to announce that our cast for SMP’s The Pirates of Penzance is: The show is at the Millfield Theatre from the 7th-10th June 2017. Keep your eyes peeled on our website for our Pirates Blog, keeping you up to date with everything at rehearsals. Tickets are available […]
Frosted Blog – The Post Show Blues…
Well, there you have it – panto is done for another year! I would say ‘oh no it isn’t’, but it definitely is and I’m sure I used that joke last year! Great fun was had by all, the cast, the audience, the tech team (yes I’m talking about your shenanigans in the […]
Pirates of Penzance – Read Through and Auditions
If you’d like to be a part of our summer show The Pirates of Penzance the please come along to our read trough to find out what our production team have in store for the show. Keep updated with details by following our Facebook event here; https://www.facebook.com/events/801128236693152/ Director – Warren McWilliams Choreographer – Fay Kemal […]
Frosted Blog – Show Week
From curtain up to finale bow this show week has been packed full of magical moments. Of course, there have been some accidental trips on stage, bumps into scenery & the occasional fluffed line… A particular favourite being “Greetis Worthing Pheasants” (Michael Lacey, aka Prince Anders) but this has all added to the fun and […]
Frosted Blog – Opening Night!
Opening night feels like Christmas Eve! After all the hours of rehearsal (which now don’t feel like enough hours) and all the technical preparation in the theatre earlier in the week, we finally get to show-off to an audience. Mistakes have been made, (lots of mistakes from me! ) costumes mended and re-mended, cues have […]
Frosted Blog – Preview Night
Hi, Scoop here feeding back on all the top stories from our preview performance last night! Earlier in the week we received the news that our Saturday and Sunday matinees are sell out shows and that the Friday and Saturday evening performances are following suit. With this information in our minds, we all arrived at the […]
Frosted Blog – Tech and Dress run.
Hey everyone, Jack here to fill you in with all the shenanigans from this week’s tech and dress run. I will be playing the part of the reindeer with the wonderful Debbie, a role I was determined to play ever since it was announced at read-through. We started the week off with the tech run […]
Frosted Blog – Get in and Band Call
Helloooo Michael here and I will be playing the role of Ander’s in this year’s Panto! Well when I say playing.. I firmly believe Anders is actually is just an extension of me… He is ‘Charming, Gorgeous and damn right Hilarious!’.. But I will let you be the judge of that! Anyway, this weekend (Sunday) […]