Snow White Blog – Week 2

Hi all, my names Tina and this year I’m playing the roll of Greedy Dwarf. I am loving it because it means I can eat onstage….bring on the stage snacks!! This week in the land of panto has been brilliant as always… I have totally immersed myself in my role of Greedy Dwarf, including demolishing lots […]

Sleeping Beauty Blog – The Final Post.

  And so it seems Panto is over for another year (oh no it isn’t….!), as we bid a fond farewell to Sleeping Beauty 2016! The end of show week is always a little bittersweet, as no one really wants it to be over, especially after all the hard work – but the truth is […]

Sleeping Beauty Blog – The Get Out

IT’S A WRAP!… As our brilliant last audience cheerfully exited the theatre, singing our finale song as they went, and the curtains came down on another super show week in SMP land, so began our “Get out” While cast were busy folding cloths, our FOH team were dismantling displays and taking down “Urinetown” posters. Back […]

Sleeping Beauty Blog – Show Week

So a little about me, I first joined smp for zombie prom back in 2010, and haven’t looked back since. We are more than an amateur dramatics company, we are a family and I think that’s why we manage to retain the same talent show after show! I’m delighted to be a member of the […]

Sleeping Beauty Blog – Opening Night!

      Oh how joyous! It’s my turn to write for the Sleeping Beauty Blog – and this time, it’s Opening Night!! After spending far too long sticking sparkles and glitter on my face, it was time to take to the stage as Fairy Fauna – the ditsy, blonde, ‘one sparkle short of a […]

Sleeping Beauty Blog – Community Night

Guten Tag from me, Rebecca Gediking – the Little German! (this is a well known character in the original ‘Sleeping Beauty’ fairytale so I’m told… Yah!) Tonight was SMP’s opening night of ‘Sleeping Beauty’ by Warren Mc Williams for charity and community groups and what a great night it was! It was so much fun performing […]

Sleeping Beauty Blog – Get in and Band Call

Hi, Carl here, playing the King. A lovely crisp winter’s morning is a beautiful start to a great day. First of all, band call; when the band and the cast come together for the first time. OMG it sounds amazing thanks to the talented Mike B., Chris W., Tim H., Steve R. and John F. […]

Sleeping Beauty Blog – Final Week 17

  Hi Guys, Prince Rupert here looking forward to seeing you all next week in the wonderful world of SMP Pantoland! After directing Bugsy Malone in the Summer I enjoyed working with this talented, super fun unbelievably nice group of people I thought I would join the dark side and become a cast member. Monday […]

Sleeping Beauty Blog – Week 16

  Hi there my name is Andy Jordan and it’s my turn to update you with the latest Blog. Before I do that I would like to tell you all a little bit about me. I’m the newest and oldest member of the cast in this years panto Sleeping Beauty and it’s my first ever […]

Sleeping Beauty Blog – Week 15

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 […]