Smycms Wardrobe – Helpers Wanted.
The arduous task of clearing the Smycms Wardrobe has begun in earnest, and to this end would like to ask if there are any ex-Smycms out there who could come along on Saturday 23rd July from 11:00 a.m. to help clear out the wardrobe. The contract we had for storage of the wardrobe has now … Continue reading
Into The Woods.
Looking for something to do this Weekend, then why not get yourself down to the Edinburgh Playhouse where you can get tickets to see Edinburgh Playhouse’s Community Youth production of ‘Into The Woods’. This production gives local kids the opportunity to perform for two nights on the Edinburgh Playhouse stage. It’s a great experience for … Continue reading
2014 in review (better late than never)
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 2,000 times in 2014. If it were a cable car, it would take about 33 trips to carry that many people. Click here to see the … Continue reading
Sardines Magazine
Here is the latest news from Sardines, the magazine for Amateur Theatre, …BRINGING AMATEUR THEATRE TOGETHER IN 2016 Many readers will recall the Amateur Stage Expo, which was due to take place in London three years ago but saw itself unfortunately cancelled at short-notice just before the event’s opening. Despite the disappointing outcome, the original … Continue reading
GUYS and DOLLS
Get yourself down to The Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh, where local am-dram group MAMA are staging as their 2015 production, that perennial favourite Guys and Dolls. Full of great songs, great characters and a great script. You’ll love this story of love conquering all set against a backdrop of gangsters and illegal gambling. The run ends … Continue reading
New show, GOLDRUSH.
Have received a message from our ex-M.D. Jerry Gregson looking for people to join a new Musical to be staged in September 2015, called Goldrush. ” As a retired SMYCMS M.D. I have once again come out of retirement to M.D. a new show entitled Goldrush. (No, I didn’t write this one.) This is set to … Continue reading
M.A.M.A. over the rainbow.
Going to see the Matinee performance of Musselburgh Amateur Musical Associations 2014 production of The Wizard Of Oz, seemed like a good idea at the time, that is until I saw the many groups of children heading to the theatre. Oh no I thought, kids can be noisy I said, I needn’t have worried as … Continue reading
The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation Annual Review 2013
THE ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER FOUNDATION ANNUAL REVIEW 2013 We are delighted to be given access to The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation 2013 Annual Review with details and updates of all the grants awarded during the year, together with information on their performing arts scholarships and where you can see the foundation’s paintings on exhibition. It’s … Continue reading
Reflections from the back.
Looking back on 50 years of Am-Dram with The Smycms is filled with highs and lows, laughter and tears. It really can be quite emotional at the end of Show Week after a successful run of 5 evening performances and a Saturday afternoon matinee. The After Show Party affords you the time to wind down … Continue reading
2013 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 3,000 times in 2013. If it were a cable car, it would take about 50 trips to carry that many people. Click here to see the … Continue reading









