Miss G Does It Again

THE FABULOUS MISS G!

Last weekend 4 of our beautiful dancers took to the floor at Southsea's Royal Maritime Club to once again perform alongside our favourite diva.. The Fabulous Miss G! 

Every show always guarantees to be better than the last and certainly a night to remember filled with singing, dancing, amazing costumes and a laugh a minute from start to finish! This months show was no exception and with the fitting theme of divas the audience were treated to the well known popular hits of Barbara Striesand, Dolly Parton, Etta James and Beyoncé. It wasn't all down to the girls though with the male singer throwing in some tunes from the greats such as Tom Jones and Michael Buble!

Our dancers showed off there most sassy and impressive moves in keeping with the diva nights theme and blew the crowds away with their amazing choreography and interaction and reactions to Miss G herself! The girls compliment the show brilliantly and always love to perform with the rest of the talented cast each night! 

With our sequins shining and legs flying high we were ready to rock and kick off the show for this amazing cause...

Once again all proceeds from Miss G's events go to charity and the benefiting charity this time is very close to Miss G's heart; 'Holly's Wishes'! 

The total raised at the end of Saturday Night's show was a staggering £2455.50. Alongside some extra donations after the event and adding to the existing total that already stands Miss G's events have now raised the fabulous total of £5508.04.

We are happy to announce that this money is now enough to pay for a new bladder scanner to be fitted at the Urology department of Queen Alexandra Hospital in Cosham.
CONGRATULATIONS to Andrew Pearce aka Miss G* this is such an impressive achievement!

We are very excited to be already booked for Octobers show and next years dates that are already in the diary too! The continued support of the audiences means that Miss G and her team can carry on raising as much money as possible for the wonderful causes chosen! 

For a little more info about the Fabulous Miss G and what you can expect to come in the near future take a look at the Facebook page 

https://www.facebook.com/fabulousmissg

To book our wonderful dancers or any of the services that we can provide. Get in touch to organise your bespoke entertainment today! We look forward to hearing from you! 

www.manicsp.co.uk 

manicstageproductions@gmail.com 

Cheering Chloe On!

Lets help Chloe raise cash!

This month we are spreading the word and hoping to raise money for one of our amazing team members, Chloe! Next month Chloe will be running a half marathon for 'The Brain Tumour Charity' a cause very dear and close to her heart. 

Just a year ago Chloe was diagnosed with a very unexpected brain tumour at the tender age of just 21.

Chloe has had an amazing transformational year. With hard work and determination she has worked her way back to health and fitness and decided to take on this incredible challenge which is now less than a month away. We wanted to show Chloe that we are right behind her with all of our love and support. The team are so proud of her and love having her back at class, we can't wait to see her smash through the marathon! 

Chloe has set up her own 'JustGiving' page and we would like to ask if you can spare anything at all in the way of donations for this incredible charity. No matter how big or small, everything would be much appreciated. 

Below is a bit about Chloe's story and a direct link to her charity and donating page:

 It's been a year since I was diagnosed with a brain tumour and underwent invasive brain surgery. For six months throughout the summer of 2014 I had been abroad dancing two hard shows a night in the sunshine, but almost as soon as I landed home I lost my sparkle and my health deteriorated rapidly... In January 2015 I was rushed to St Georges Hospital in Tooting and awaited the diagnosis, thankfully the tumour which had been discovered was benign and I was told after its removal I should make a full recovery (fingers crossed).

 Since the surgery it's been a long, slow and painful recovery and being an active person it was horrible not being able to dance, gym, socialise and be generally mobile. So I decided to make it a personal challenge to take up running. I started very slowly and it was a real achievement for me to walk to the end of the road and back again, but as the days, weeks and months passed I was able to go further and eventually built my strength and fitness to start running. Bearing in mind I have NEVER been a good runner! this was a real challenge but with the motivation of raising some money for such a good cause it is becoming something I actually enjoy - even though it's not something I find easy!

 I consider myself so very lucky and appreciate that without the research and technology available to the consultants at St Georges who are experts in their field, things may have been more complicated for me.

I am undertaking this challenge as I want to give something back to show my appreciation and recognise the fantastic work that this charity enables. 

Each year in the UK, approximately 4,300 people are diagnosed with low grade, slow growing brain tumours (what I suffered with) and 5,000 with high grade, fast growing brain tumours. I have experienced first hand the months of pain, sickness and discomfort pre and post surgery and I just cannot imagine how anybody can cope with that all the time, forever having treatments/operations, which is why I really want to raise awareness and money to help fund the research to improve survival rates and reduce the harm caused by brain tumours. 

The link to donate to my page is as follows: 
https://www.justgiving.com/Chloe-Peacock2/?utm_id=13

We hope that after reading Chloe's story and taking a look at her page that you feel the same as we do and would like to donate to help her reach her target of £1500. She is so close and we would love for this to be part of the final push to get her there. 

Chloe you are an inspiration to us all and we wish you all the luck in the world. Team Manic are right behind you so keep training and keep up the amazing work, we look forward to April when you smash this brilliant challenge! 

We know you can do it!! 

Manic in May

WHAT'S TO COME IN MAY

We are as busy as ever here at Manic HQ. We have so much in the pipeline for the upcoming month of May that we thought it would be nice to share some exciting events with you all!

As always the team are hard at work in the studio and office getting ready for the many different bookings coming in each week. Rehearsals and planning are key to our success and are very much underway. Here's a little bit about what you can expect from us and where to see us in action...

Asian Wedding Showcase

Firstly we are very honoured to be involved in the first ever Asian Wedding Fayre on the South Coast. On Wednesday 7th May our team will be heading to the Grand Harbour Hotel in Southampton to meet and greet, perform and catwalk. The team have two numbers that they will be showcasing in traditional dress. Head to toe in our sari's we have fabulous routines planned for throughout the evening to entertain the gathered guests. Our stilt walkers will be at the doors welcoming the crowds along with the other team members handing out arrival drinks and goody bags. It is sure to be an interesting and fun night with food, dancing, and all sorts of ideas for asian and western weddings. 
The event is free so pop along and take a look. We can't wait t see you there. 

Charity Cabaret Event

On Friday May 23rd we will be joining the line up at Portsmouth's Guildhall Charity Cabaret event to raise money in memory of Jack Robinson. 

Alongside other fun acts, Manic will be performing our colourful, entertaining circus medley, full of all sorts of tricks and weird and wonderful choreography. We are hoping to raise as much money as we possibly can in memory of this amazing little boy. 
Ticket's are £35 and include a tasty 3 course meal and your ticket to watch the show. 

Your host is Britain's Got Talent favourite, Kevin The Cruise who is sure to add a bit of glitz to the proceedings. Also on the bill is James Alderson who is a fantastic local singer and comedian. Followed by of course Manic Stage Productions. 
You will also have a chance to enter the raffle and win some amazing prizes such as a weekend break, signed sports memorabilia and a sailing course. 

Tickets are still on sale from the guildhall website so grab a ticket, come down, enjoy the entertainment and let's raise a whole load of money!! www.portsmouthguildhall.org.uk

FROZEN Dance Days

After the brilliant successes that we have had with our One Direction and Pop Party Dance Days and Pop Party,  
Manic have already booked in TWO May half term holiday Dance Days which are themed around Disney's FROZEN!! After the 1st date set for Tuesday 27th May selling out within 48  hours of hitting our Facebook page we have had to add a 2nd date due to popular demand! Places are still available for Frozen Dance Day TWO - Thursday 29th May, but hurry if you are wanting your little ones to join in the fun. Both days are taking place at the Portsmouth Guildhall and all info can be found on the poster below. It really is set to be a fun filled day for all of your prince and princesses, enjoying arts and crafts, dancing, singing and all sorts of theatrical treats. 

Regular bookings 
Amongst all of the one off performance and promotional bookings we always have time for our regular clients and their equally important events! As always, this month Manic and our talented team will be seen standing tall meeting and greeting the supporters of our favourite Rugby team The London Wasps. Working their promotional powers at Fontwell Racecourse to sign up all the kiddies to their young hooves club! And spreading joy as party hosts to lots of pop princesses at our Manic Dance Parties held at Horizon Leisure Centre, Havant.

However busy we may be we always have time for new and exsisting clients, so please feel free to contact us with any queries or ideas you may have as to how we can tailor entertainment to your needs. 
manicstageproduction@gmail.com 

www.manicsp.co.uk
07977478565

Charity - Doing our Bit

These past few months have literally been ... MANIC!! 

But that didn't stop us finding time to give a little something back. The team really do enjoy working at charity events across the city and often give up time to support and perform at charity events and shows. 

Its great to see just what a little time, effort and generosity can do.

Back in early November we performed with the much loved ‘Fabulous Miss G at her Frocked up in Horror event raising money for Portsmouth Breast Friends. 

We have been dancing behind Miss G and her amazing team for the past 5 years now and each show gets better and better. This time Miss G scared the audience and sent chills and thrills through the guests with a Halloween themed show. 

Nicole & Matt, creative directors of Manic picked some great numbers to dance too, they interpreted the theme perfectly. Tracks included hits from ‘The Rocky Horror Show’ 'Cabaret` and the well known song ‘Candyman’. 

These numbers went down a treat with the guests, take a little look at a couple of video clips here!

WATCH CANDYMAN HERE

As always Miss G put on an unforgettable show and The SHOW Girlz added their usual sparkly stamp. Naturally the evening was full of cracking costumes, high flying kicks, splits, song and dance. And no Miss G show would be the same with out her cheeky audience participation section! 

The finale of this show was ‘The Timewarp!’.... Unexpected gents were invited up on to the stage to be transformed into Rocky Horror style Sweet Transvestites and partnered up with our girls to end the show with a great fun filled number The Time Warp.  

A few weeks later Nicole hosted an hour of ‘The Rowans Hospice, Dance-A-Thon’

Taking to the stage at 10pm for her one hour slot, Nicole proved popular at this late night event, teaching some Grease themed routines to some very willing, energetic dancers, with lots of stamina. 

Within this 6 hour dance-a-thon the group were most definitely put through their paces. Being musical theatre themed it seemed a great opportunity to dust off everyones inner Danny and Sandy and go Grease Lightning with all the girls and guys on this not so Summer Night! Everyone loved getting into partners and boogieing on down to The Hand-Jive! All 75 guests did so well and everyone had a great time and certainly enjoyed this Grease themed hour! 

Verity is the spice of life and next up was a charity event for The Rainbow Centre held at the iconic Spinnaker Tower, aptly named ‘Cocktails In The Clouds’. We proved no matter where we are, be it on the ground, up in clouds or even on glass floor hundreds of feet in the air Manic Stage Productions can always put on a sensational show! 

With Christmas just around the corner lots of children’s charities are hosting fun filled christmas parties and the Manic party host team have been on hand to help. These fabulous events give the children a chance to enjoy a couple of hours of magical christmas sprit, play games, sing and dance as well as enjoy exciting surprises after a year of hard work and sometime serious illness. 

We love meeting these special little youngsters and get such pleasure seeing them all excited for Christmas time. 

Finally, for the third year running we took to the Kings Theatre stage to perform for the amazing charity The BBC’s Children In Need. It is with out doubt one of our favorite things to be a part of each year and we are honored every time we are invited back to perform. 

This year our good friend Pudsey bear asked us to open AND close the show! This meant the team had to pull out all of the stops and we certainly did just that! 

For our 1st appearance on stage we wowed the packed out audience with a 15 minute Circus themed medley and even brought our fantastic stilt walker with us!

As a complete contrast the finale of the night was our smooth, slick, Vegas medley featuring the super talented Jamie Riley and our girls in fabulous feathers. Jamie had the audience on their feet with his rendition of New York New York and the whole cast joined him on stage for a show stopping kick line.

As always the show was a true success and a great pleasure to be a part of. 

If you are planning a charity event please do not hesitate to contact us for our discounted charity prices. I am sure we can help in some way and would love to be part of your efforts to raise money for such great causes.

Email manicstageproductions@gmail.com or call Nicole 07977478565

Check out our Website www.manicsp.co.uk

Filmed for Children In Need

Will you spot us?!

We are excited to announce that on Sunday evening we were filmed for Children in Need to be aired on the BBC this Friday!

Nicole & Matt the creative directors of Manic Stage Productions choreographed and produced a fabulous fun Circus themed medley perfect for the Children in Need fund raising show at The Kings Theatre, Southsea.

Our professional entertainment team The SHOW Girlz opened the show with this high energy, visually pleasing new piece and really got the event of to a fantastic start!

8 of our gorgeous girls took to the stage as circus characters including a lion tamer, a ballerina and of course a couple of clowns. The children in the audience loved how colourful the team looked and were treated to a 10 minute mixed medley of song and dance.

We don't want to give to much away but just so you know what you are looking for through Friday nights live show, here is a video of just one small section - ENJOY :-)

WATCH IT HERE

To work with or book The SHOW Girls for your next event email manicstageproductions@gmail.com

Giving our bit back!

Dancing for Charity

This weekend The Show Girlz will be strutting their stuff for charity at The Kings Theatre, Southsea

On Saturday 7th September some of our talented team will be performing two fabulous routines in the charity event ‘Fused! 

Fused! will combine local professional and amateur dancers performing contemporary, urban, and traditional dance styles in one night of high-octane, highly-polished, and fantastic dance routines. 

Included in the evenings line up along side Manic Stage Productions are Flavio de Brito with Tango de Noches dancers, Giselle Academy School of Dance, 3 J’s, Most Wanted, and many more.

The evenings entertainment is to raise funds for Portsmouth Fundraisers Macmillan Cancer Support and the Kings Theatre restoration. 

The girls are busy rehearsing this week and can't wait to perform once again on this inspiring stage in such a truly lovely theatre!

Come along and see The Show Girlz and many more talented groups on Saturday 7th at the Kings, Southsea.

Tickets are available through the Kings Theatre website here.

HOLD ON! We are excited to offer you a very special ticket deal - family & friends just need to call the Kings Theatre box office say they are a friend of ‘Manic' and they get £5 tickets!
023 9282 8282

We hope to see you there :-)