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Scrooge - The Musical | Leslie Bricusse | |
| The classic Dickens tale "A Christmas Carol" receives the musical treatment in the show for all the family. Featuring the hit song "Thank you very much!", come and get into the Christmas spirit. | |||
| 10-14 November 2009 | click for more... | ||
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Annie | Strouse, Charnin & Meehan | |
| The "Tomorrow Musical"! A tale of orphan Annie's search for her parents and for love. Featuring "It's a Hard Knock Life", "Easy Street", "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile" and "Tomorrow". | |||
| May 2009 | click for more... | ||
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Me And My Girl | Rose, Furber, Gay & Fry | |
| The revised version of the "Lambeth Walk" Musical, with book by Stephen Fry. Memorable tunes include "Leaning on a Lamp-post", "The Sun Has Got His Hat On" and the title song. | |||
| November 2008 | click for more... | ||
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Blitz! | Lionel Bart | |
| Lionel Bart's War time musical comedy revolves around the life and family of Jewish East-End momma, Mrs Blitztein and their struggles to survive the Blitz! Featuring "Far Away", "Mums and Dads", and "The Day After Tomorrow". | |||
| May 2008 | click for more... | ||
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Crazy for You | George & Ira Gershwin | |
| Memorable tunes include I Got Rhythm, They Can't Take That Away from Me, But Not for Me, Nice Work if You Can Get It, Embraceable You and Someone to Watch Over Me. | |||
| 6th to 10th November 2007 | click for more... | ||
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The King & I | Rodgers & Hammerstein | |
| From the 1944 book by Margaret Langdon, Anna & the King of Siam. With songs such as Hello Young Lovers, Shall We Dance and Whistle a Happy Tune. | |||
| May 2007 | click for more... | ||
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42nd Street | Harry Warren & Al Dubin | |
| A stage remake of the 1933 movie which is the quinessential "backstage" show - the musical about a musical - featuring Lullaby of Broadway, We're in the Money and Shuffle off to Buffalo. | |||
| November 2006 | click for more... | ||
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Fiddler on the Roof | Stein, Bock & Harnick | |
| This musical features Tevye's struggle to come to terms with changing times both in the country and in his own family with the Breakdown of Tradition. Including the songs - "If I were a Rich Man", "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" and "Sunrise Sunset" | |||
| May 2006 | click for more... | ||
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Oliver | Lionel Bart | |
| Lionel Bart's classic based on the Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist. The show revolves around the adventures of Oliver as he falls into the clutches of Fagin's gang. Featuring "Food Glorious Food", "Consider Yourself", "Pick a Pocket or Two" and "Oom-pah-pah". | |||
| November 2005 | click for more... | ||
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Singin' in the Rain | Comden, Green, Brown & Freed | |
| Stage version of the classic 1952 film which starred Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds. Featuring "Make 'em Laugh", "Broadway Melody" and "You are My Lucky Star" as well as the title song. | |||
| May 2005 | click for more... | ||
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Half a Sixpence | David Heneker & Beverly Cross | |
| Based on the H G Wells novel "Kipps", half a sixpence was the show that brought Tommy Steele stardom. It features many hummable tunes including "If I had Money to Burn", "If the Rain's Gotta Fall" and "Flash Bang Wallop" as well as the title tune. Our second NODA award winning production. | |||
| November 2004 | click for more... | ||
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Annie Get Your Gun | Irving Berlin | |
| SMP presented the revised 1990's version of this musical set around the true storey of sharpshooter Annie Oakley and her time with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.Featuring "Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better", "Doin' What Comes Naturally" and the all time favourite, "There's No Business Like Show Business" | |||
| May 2004 | click for more... | ||
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Annie | Strouse, Charnin & Meehan | |
| The "Tomorrow Musical"! A tale of orphan Annie's search for her parents and for love. Featuring "It's a Hard Knock Life", "Easy Street", "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile" and "Tomorrow". | |||
| November 2003 | click for more... | ||
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South Pacific | Rodgers & Hammerstein | |
| South Sea Island love story, featuring Dites-moi, Bloody Mary, There is nothing like a Dame, Some enchanted evening.... | |||
| May 2003 | click for more... | ||
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Anything Goes | Cole Porter | |
| Anything Goes is a farce set to music with nothing much of a storyline but has some great Cole Porter numbers including I Get a Kick Outta You, You're the Top, It's De-lovely and the title track | |||
| November 2002 | click for more... | ||
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Hello Dolly | Jerry Herman & Michael Stewart | |
| Hello Dolly was brought to life on film by Babara Streisand and tells the tale of a New York Matchmaker finding love for herself at last. Featuring Put On Your Sunday Clothes, Before the Parade Passes By, Elegance and of course Hello Dolly! | |||
| May 2002 | click for more... | ||
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Oklahoma! | Rodgers & Hammerstein | |
| The definitive Rodgers and Hammerstein show featuring Oh What a Beautiful Morning, Surrey With a Fringe On Top, People Will Say We're In Love and I'm Just a Girl Who Can't Say No | |||
| November 2001 | click for more... | ||
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Mack and Mabel | Jerry Herman & Michael Stewart | |
| A musical set around the torrid relationship between Mack Sennett (silent film maker famous for the Keystone Kops) and actress Mabel Normand.The show features Tap Your Troubles Away, I Won't Send Roses and Look What Happened to Mabel. | |||
| May 2001 | click for more... | ||
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The Sound of Music | Rodgers & Hammerstein | |
| The perennial favourite story of Maria's efforts to control the unruly von Trapp children against the backdrop of Nazi occupation. The show has a host of strong numbers including "Climb Every Mountain", "Sixteen Going on Seventeen", "Do-Re-Mi" and "Edelweiss". | |||
| November 2000 | click for more... | ||
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Me and My Girl | Rose, Furber, Gay & Fry | |
| The revised version of the "Lambeth Walk" musical featuring a revised book by Stephen Fry. Songs include "Leaning on a Lamp-post", "The Sun Has Got His Hat On" and "Love Makes The World Go Round". | |||
| May 2000 | click for more... | ||
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Guys and Dolls | Loesser, Swerling & Burrows | |
| Musical set in "Runyonland" - the New York backwater created by Damon Runyon featuring gangsters with their own language and code of honour. Songs include "Luck Be a Lady Tonight" "Take Back Your Mink" and "Sit Down You're Rocking The Boat". | |||
| November 1999 | click for more... | ||
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Annie | Strouse, Charnin & Meehan | |
| The "Tomorrow Musical"! A tale of orphan Annie's search for her parents and for love. Featuring "It's a Hard Knock Life", "Easy Street", "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile" and "Tomorrow". | |||
| May 1999 | click for more... | ||
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Calamity Jane | Fain, Webster & O'Hanlon | |
| A rip-roarin' wild west musical made famous by the Doris Day and Howard Keel film. Songs include The Deadwood Stage, I Just Got Back from the Windy City, Higher Than a Hawk and My Secret Love. | |||
| November 1998 | click for more... | ||
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Kiss Me Kate | Cole Porter, Bella & Sam Spewack | |
| Show within a show musical set around Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew, with the plot offstage mirroring that onstage. Add a couple of star-struck gangsters and stir in a Cole Porter score and you have a recipe for success. Featuring Another Opening Another Show, Too Darn Hot and Brush Up Your Shakespeare. | |||
| May 1998 | click for more... | ||
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My Fair Lady | Lerner & Loewe | |
| The musical version of Shaw's Pygmalion was made famous by the film starring Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn. The tale of the Professor of linguistics teaching the flower girl from Covent Garden Market to better herself and becoming a better person himself in the process. Featuring I Could Have Danced All Night, I've Grown Accostomed to Her Face, The Rain In Spain and Wouldn't it Be Loverly to name but a few. | |||
| November 1997 | click for more... | ||
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South Pacific | Rodgers & Hammerstein | |
| South Sea Island love story, featuring Dites-moi, Bloody Mary, There is nothing like a Dame, Some enchanted evening.... | |||
| May 1997 | click for more... | ||
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Singin' in the Rain | Comden, Green, Brown & Freed | |
| Stage version of the classic 1952 film which starred Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds. Featuring "Make 'em Laugh", "Broadway Melody" and "You are My Lucky Star" as well as the title song. Our first NODA award winning production. | |||
| November 1996 | click for more... | ||
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The Sound of Music | Rodgers & Hammerstein | |
| The perennial favourite story of Maria's efforts to control the unruly von Trapp children against the backdrop of Nazi occupation. The show has a host of strong numbers including "Climb Every Mountain", "Sixteen Going on Seventeen", "Do-Re-Mi" and "Edelweiss". | |||
| May 1996 | click for more... | ||
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Annie Get Your Gun | Irving Berlin | |
| Musical set around the true story of sharpshooter Annie Oakley and her time with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.Featuring "Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better", "Doin' What Comes Naturally" and the all time favourite, "There's No Business Like Show Business" | |||
| November 1995 | click for more... | ||
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Sweet Charity | Simon, Coleman & Fields | |
| Sweet Charity is the story of Charity Hope Valentine, the original tart with a heart and her rocky relationship with the neurotic Oscar. A strong Neil Simon play backed with some great songs such as Hey Big Spender, There's Gotta Be Something Better Than This and Rhythm of Life. | |||
| May 1995 | click for more... | ||
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The King & I | Rodgers & Hammerstein | |
| From the 1944 book by Margaret Langdon, Anna & the King of Siam. With songs such as Hello Young Lovers, Shall We Dance and Whistle a Happy Tune. | |||
| November 1994 | click for more... | ||
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The Streets of London | Doreen Norris | |
| A compilation show written by then President of the company and local theatre luminary Doreen Norris as her final show at the Pavilion featuring London Pride, Sisters, Everything's Coming Up Roses and Fings Ain't Wot They Used To Be. | |||
| May 1994 | click for more... | ||
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Annie | Strouse, Charnin & Meehan | |
| The "Tomorrow Musical"! A tale of orphan Annie's search for her parents and for love. Featuring "It's a Hard Knock Life", "Easy Street", "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile" and "Tomorrow". | |||
| November 1993 | click for more... | ||
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My Fair Lady | Lerner & Loewe | |
| The musical version of Shaw's Pygmalion was made famous by the film starring Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn. The tale of the Professor of linguistics teaching the flower girl from Covent Garden Market to better herself and becoming a better person himself in the process. Featuring I Could Have Danced All Night, I've Grown Accostomed to Her Face, The Rain In Spain and Wouldn't it Be Loverly to name but a few. | |||
| May 1993 | click for more... | ||
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Carousel | Rodgers & Hammerstein | |
| Carousel was Rodgers & Hammerstein's follow up to Oklahoma but was highly successful in its own right with its dramatic storyline or crumbling relationships and breakdown. Songs include June is Breaking Out All Over, If I Loved You and You'll Never Walk Alone. | |||
| November 1992 | click for more... | ||
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Showboat | Kern & Hammerstein | |
| Tale of racial segregation in the southern US set aboard a Mississippi Paddlesteamer featuring Old Man River, Can't Help Loving Dat Man Of Mine and Only Make Believe. | |||
| May 1992 | click for more... | ||
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Oklahoma! | Rodgers & Hammerstein | |
| The definitive Rodgers and Hammerstein show featuring Oh What a Beautiful Morning, Surrey With a Fringe On Top, People Will Say We're In Love and I'm Just a Girl Who Can't Say No | |||
| November 1991 | click for more... | ||
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Oliver! | Lionel Bart | |
| Lionel Bart's classic based on the Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist. The show revolves around the adventures of Oliver as he falls into the clutches of Fagin's gang. Featuring "Food Glorious Food", "Consider Yourself", "Pick a Pocket or Two" and "Oom-pah-pah". | |||
| May 1991 | click for more... | ||
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Enchantment of Drury Lane | Doreen Norris | |
| Concert style show based around the history of the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane written by then SMP President Doreen Norris featuring many songs from shows through the theatre's history. | |||
| May 1990 | click for more... | ||
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Aladdin | Robert Marlowe | |
| SMP's second and final Panto - classic fare with Widow Twanky, Wishee-Washee and Abanazer (boo). | |||
| December 1989 | click for more... | ||
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Mame | Jerry Herman, Lawrence & Lee | |
| Mame revolves around the life of Mame Dennis a well to do socialite of 1920s New York whose life changes dramatically when her young orphaned nephew is thrust into her care. Songs include Bosom Buddies, We Need a Little Christmas, and Mame. | |||
| June 1989 | click for more... | ||
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Pied Piper | Leonard H Caddy | |
| SMP's first Panto tells the tale of the German pest controller accompanied by great comedy and some familiar tunes such as Inch Worm, You're The One That I Want and Zippidee DooDah. | |||
| November 1988 | click for more... | ||
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Calamity Jane | Fain, Webster & O'Hanlon | |
| A rip-roarin' wild west musical made famous by the Doris Day and Howard Keel film. Songs include The Deadwood Stage, I Just Got Back from the Windy City, Higher Than a Hawk and My Secret Love. | |||
| June 1988 | click for more... | ||
