Elizabeth Fyfe, We salute you.
Elizabeth Fyfe. 04/07/1915 – 03/09/2013 In this, The Smycms Fiftieth year, it is with much sadness that we report on the death of Elizabeth Fyfe, one of the founding members of our Musical company. Betty, as she was affectionately known by all, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday 3rd September 2013 at the … Continue reading
He never did get to play Tevye.
Paul J. Findlay 04/02/1953 to 03/04/2013 Paul J. Findlay, Chairman of The Smycms for many, many years, passed away on Wednesday 3rd of April 2013 following complications after a short illness. Paul first suffered a stroke in September 2012, he then suffered a second one in March 2013, then as if that wasn’t bad enough … Continue reading
Annie
I had the good fortune to be down in Musselburgh at the Brunton Theatre on Friday night past to catch the Musselburgh Amateur Musical Associations 2013 Production of Annie, the tale of a young girl, left in an orphanage as a baby, trying to find her parents. Annie was superbly played by Grace Peacock. She … Continue reading
Done that, seen the film, got the T-Shirt.
Good to see that this week at the Church Hill Theatre, Tuesday 19th until Saturday 23rd, Edinburgh Musical Theatre (EMT) are staging a wonderful musical called How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying. Its the story of one mans rise to the top, from window cleaner to Chairman in several easy stages, helped all … Continue reading
Get wise and Advertise.
Just received the winter/spring 2013 edition of Sardines, a magazine dedicated to promoting amateur theatre in the UK, and it is full of interesting articles and reviews. It also has a show guide where amateur societies can place an unlimited number of free entries advertising up coming shows, sadly it seems that it hasn’t quite … Continue reading
Happy Birthday Paul
Today our Chairman, Paul Findlay celebrates his 60th Birthday and smycms.com would like to wish him all the best and hope he had a very enjoyable day. His Family had organised a surprise party for Paul on Saturday past and he was pleased to see many of his friends and relatives attending to help him … Continue reading
2012 Review.
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 4,000 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest viewed this blog, it would have taken 7 years to get … Continue reading
Alan Cochrane 19/03/1931 – 07/10/2012
I was much saddened to hear of the passing of Alan Cochrane, a larger than life character much loved by all who knew him. He was an award winning scots playwright, some of his plays include The Deils awa, The Campbells are comin’ and Ne’er the Twain which was recently performed by Edinburgh Peoples Theatre … Continue reading
Edinburgh Fringe 2012
Somewhere Under The Rainbow. smycms.com supporting drama at this years edinburgh fringe 2012. Biscuits For Breakfast presents Somewhere Under The Rainbow The Liza Minnelli Story ” Don’t listen to anyone who doesn’t know how to dream” Liza Minnelli In a UK debut presented by Biscuits for Breakfast, Liza Minnelli becomes the subject for the … Continue reading
The Smycms, Fifty Years.
Well!, Who would have thought The Smycms will soon be celebrating Fifty years of Musical Theatre, from humble beginnings in 1963 with Swingalong performed on a makeshift stage in the church hall of St Michael’s Church, Slateford Road, Edinburgh to the more grander surroundings of Morningside, Edinburgh and the Church Hill Theatre. Sadly The Smycms … Continue reading
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