EASTER IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER.....

FUN FILLED EASTER ACTIVITIES 

This Easter holiday Manic Stage Productions will again be at Portsmouth Guildhall hosting another of our ever successful dance workshops. 

We are excited to announce two brand new themes to entice and excite your little ones. 

We still have places available for both days. 

Here's a little bit of information about both workshops and what they have on offer.

Thursday 9th April: Clowning Around - Circus Skills Dance Day!

During the day your children will get to take part in so many activities and learn lots of new skills including: Plate Spinning, Juggling, Balancing Acts, Clown Dancing and Arts & Crafts. 

Our Second Workshop is,

Friday 10th April: Movie Madness Dance Day!

Join us to take part in Singing, Dancing, Creative Catwalk, Acting and Arts and Crafts. Your little stars will get to act as if they are in their own movie and perform to some of the greatest hits from movie musicals including Annie, Grease and The Lego Movie. 

Both workshops will have a showtime performance for parents and family when they return at the end. You will love seeing your children in action showcasing what they have been up to during the day. 

Each workshop takes place at Portsmouth Guildhall and runs from 10am-3pm with parents invited back at 2:30pm. 

To book your places visit www.manicsp.co.uk and click on the pay pal link at the bottom of the homepage. We look forward to seeing you there for one of our exciting days packed full of fun!! 

www.manicsp.co.uk    manicstageproductions@gmail.com

March's Celebrated Client!

March's Celebrated Client....

SHUTTERBOOTH!

You may ave heard that this year Manic Stage Productions are celebrating 10 years of being in business. 

Each month we are choosing a client whom we are lucky enough to have a great long lasting working relationship with and presenting them with a bottle of champagne to show our thanks for their continued support! 

March we are excited to thank an other fantastic business who we have loved working with over the years.

SHUTTERBOOTH

Manic have been lucky enough to work alongside Shutterbooth now for just over a year and our team always love working at their events and parties. 

Shutterbooth are a local business providing photobooths for any occasion or entertainment booking.

Providing instant prints for the guests to take away with them. The guests enjoy the array of props that Shutterbooth offer to add a little outrageousness and crazy poses to their pictures. 

The professional company provide their service to all types of people and the booth is loved by all ages.

Manic were asked by Phil the company director to provide a member of our team for some of their bookings to assist the booth and guests and make sure the guests are satisfied and always having a great time when using the booth. The most popular events that Shutterbooth work are weddings. 

Manic have been lucky enough to provide 'Shutterbooth's' service to many happy couples and it is an honour to add that little extra special touch to their wedding day. 

Shutterbooth also provide an additional extra where they provide a guestbook for weddings. This extra includes a print out for the guests to take away and a second print to go inside a wedding album alongside a message from the guests next to their photo. This means the happy couple then get to see a copy of every photo from throughout the night and read back some special unique messages from all of their guests. It is such a great keepsake and full of memories from their special day.

Manic love being a part of the Shutterbooth team and every venue and booking is different, we always have such fun with the guys at Shutterbooth and look forward to working with them. We can assure you that a 'Shutterbooth' will enhance any event or party that you might be hosting and we highly recommend their services. 

Manic hope to continue their working relationship with Phil, Dave and Mark and are looking ahead to future bookings. 

Below is a testimonial from Phil about working with our team:

"Working with Manic Stage Productions over the last year as been an absolute pleasure, It has allowed us to grow our business knowing that we have the full support of the Manic staff behind us. The girls are always amazing to work with and we always get great feedback from our clients praising the staff."

Check out Shutterbooth's website for a little more information about them and what they can offer you. 

www.shutterbooth.co.uk/

Don't forget if you have interest in booking our professional team for bespoke entertainment tailored to your needs then visit our website or contact us via email

www.manicsp.co.uk                                                     manicstageproductions@gmail.com

Manic's Member Of The Month - February '15

MEET MANIC'S 
MEMBER OF THE MONTH 

TILLY! 

Each month Manic Stage Productions like to introduce you to a different member of our talented team and let you find out a bit about who we are and who is behind the costumes glitz and glamour....

This month meet TILLY!

We asked Tilly a few questions about her life as a dancer and professional performer, where it all started, whats next and much more. Here's what Tilly had to say...

When did you start dancing?

I started dancing at the age of three beginning with baby ballet, quickly progressing onto ISTD tap, modern, ballet and musical theatre. As I child I loved everything about dance and continued to train through the grades and also took on jazz and singing all the way through until I was 15. To top of my childhood training in 2009 I was the winner of the ISTD Janet Cram Modern Dance Awards.

Where and when did you continue your training professionally?

Knowing I wanted to be on the stage I went on to train professionally at Laine Theatre Arts and was even lucky enough to be offered a Betty Laine Scholarship for her 3 years of training. I graduated in 2012 with a national diploma in dance and musical theatre which held me in good stead to go explore the world and work for many companies and productions as a professional performer.

What are you currently doing?

I have recently been away on the Ventura cruise ship working as a Singer/Dancer for Headliners theatre company and upon my return was excited to be back performing with Manic and the team! I am currently back in rehearsals for my second cruise on the Azura working again with Headliners company as a singer dancer.

We hear you have been in panto?

Yes for the past two years I have worked in pantomime as a dancer for the Wimbledon Theatre, pantos are so much fun and I loved being part of Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs and this year Cinderella. Each year there has been a host of celebrities and we have performed to packed out audiences every night.

Along with the above contracts I have also featured in a number of TV advert commercials for some major brands such as Marks & Spencers and have performed at numerous charitable and celebrity infused events.  

What has been your career highlight?
Gosh, I have enjoyed all of my performances but i must say that my favourite has to be going on tour with Baywatch star David Hasslehoff himself and being a part of his 3 man show as a backing dancer and singer. It really was such a great experience and a top laugh! Travelling up and down the country and touring with David was definitely my highlight so far and something I will always remember!

How long have you been part of Manic?

I have been lucky enough to be a member of Manic Stage Productions between contracts since 2012. As soon as my contract on Azura I will most certainly be back again and can't wait! I loves being a part of the team, it is made up of such a lovely bunch of people. We are all really close and supportive of each other it's like being part of our own little 
'Manic Family'.

Do you have a favourite Manic moment?

One of my favourite jobs for Manic has to be performing alongside Little Mix as a dancer and cheerleader at Rugby's Twickenham stadium, it was so amazing to be a part of and the reaction of thousands of people in the arena was a great rush and a day the whole Manic team will remember!
Manic Stage Productions is a great company to be part of. I get to sing and dance, performing for many corporate gigs and entertaining all types of crowds. My favourite thing about it is I never know what is round the corner or what venue I might arrive at which is such a buzz for the performance and every time it is different. 

Your final thoughts?

''I just love being on stage and performing, it's my life, my love not only my job but my dream and I love every minute of it and wouldn't have it any other way!''

We wish Tilly lots of luck in all her future endeavours and especially on her upcoming cruise in the next few months! We will of course keep up to date with her and see how she is getting on and just like all the other members of the team we encourage them to go out into the world and work and hope they always remember that they have a place here in Manic when they return! 

Lots of luck and Bon Voyage.. We look forward to seeing photos and seeing you again when you are home Tilly! 

For any information about Manic and our bespoke tailored entertainment for any occasion please visit www.manicsp.co.uk or send your enquiry to manicstageproductions@gmail.com

Another Fun Filled Half Term

READ WHAT MANIC GOT UP TO 

THIS HALF TERM! 

This February Manic again took over the Harlequin room at the Portsmouth Guildhall to run our ever successful children's half term dance days and workshops. 

Last week a whole host of children arrived ready to dance, sing, play games and create their very own arts and crafts with lots of new friends at 2 of our fun packed dance days.

Monday we hosted 'We Love Boybands'

With a room full of fans the children learnt and performed routines to their favourite chart topping heart throbs including One Direction, The Vamps, 5 Seconds Of Summer, JLS and many many more. 

We made some very colourful concert posters with brilliant drawings of our favourite artists to show our family friends when they arrived at the end for "showtime".

Along with beautiful singing and catwalks the performance was jam packed with all of the exciting activities that we had practised and perfected through out the day.

Our 1D cardboard cut outs proved a popular posing point for a quick photo opportunity with our fave boy band member, creating the perfect little keepsake picture and memory of the day. These weren't just for the children, some of the parents jumped in for a quick photo too ... 
Even Matt and Emma couldn't resist a quick snap with the famous faces!

Tuesday was a different theme altogether and with a group of new children to entertain we hosted 
'Magical Fairytale, Once Upon A Time'

This group of beautiful princesses learnt new magical moves ready to be added to our "showtime" dances at the end of the day. 

The children shared with us their favourite fairytales and wow what a variety we had to choose from! 

We encouraged the children to have a go at their own creative choreography, which featured in our catwalk finally and there individual spotlight moment. 
Showtime also showcased two different dance routines, sensational singing and amazing arts and crafts.

We were so busy on Tuesday, learning two routines and also squeezing in two different types of crafts. 

Our Fairytale posters had pictures of our fairytale lands, magical spells, prince and princess's and all sorts of beautiful decorations. 

Secondly we made beautiful magic wands to use as props during our catwalk at showtime. They shined and sparkled just as the children did over both days. 

With both groups making a whole bunch of new friends and all the children looking forward to the next school holiday. We are already planning more exciting events and themes for your little ones to enjoy this Easter

Look out on our facebook page 'Manic Stage Productions' and our website www.manicsp.co.uk for the first release of our Easter Holidays, May Half Term and Summer School activities. Manic Stage Productions cannot wait to see you all again for more holiday fun!! 

In the mean time we thank you for joining us this half term and hope you had as much fun as we did.

Look forward to seeing you all again soon!

For all questions and enquiries about bespoke tailored entertainment please don't hesitate to contact us at www.manicsp.co.uk or manicstageproductions@gmail.com

February's Celebrated Client

LOVE IS IN THE AIR!!.. 

The team were hard at work this valentines weekend and romance was definitely in the air as we took to the Portsmouth Guildhall stage to entertain the bride and grooms to be at the first wedding fayre of the year. 

As we do at each PMN Wedding Fayre, Manic produced the creative catwalk with beautiful stunning choreography and showcased gorgeous dresses from two bridal boutiques in the local area. 

 With a selection of romantic tracks our models took to the catwalk  with a packed out crowd of excited brides getting ideas and looking  to make their big day one to remember with that perfect dress.

Our models were lucky enough to have their hair and make up done by the professional stylists and artists at Diamond Quay Hair and Beauty Lounge. Their looks complimented the dresses exquisitely and allowed our models to flaunt their elegant looks throughout the performance. 

We also had lots of hair accessories and jewellery to model from different companies to add to our production and they really topped off our overall looks and gave the audience a whole host of things to consider when getting inspiration for their own weddings.  

We always love creating the catwalk show for PMN and have worked closely with Paul now for the past few years. 

As part of our 10th year in business birthday celebrations we are presenting one of close clients each month with a bottle of champagne to show our appreciation and thanks for the support and work relationship in the build up to our tenth year! 

This February Paul and Karen, (Organisers of PMN Wedding Fayres) were our chosen recipients and posed on the catwalk for a celebratory photo with the models and team on stage. 

We will be at a different venue on Sunday again for PMN. If you fancy coming along to see what Old Thorns Manor, Liphook has to offer then you will be able to see a wide variety of companies providing all the services you could possibly need for your special day and there will be two catwalk shows produced by our team for your viewing pleasure. 

For all other enquiries for tailored bespoke entertainment for any occasion don't hesitate to contact us at..

www.manicsp.co.uk 

manicstageproductions@gmail.com

Shout Out to BCMC

'Big Child Man Child!' 

Last Monday The Kings Theatre in Southsea, played host to the much anticipated Guide Awards, sponsered by The News. 
The yearly event celebrates the very best in the areas arts and entertainment fields. This years 13 strong categories filled the theatre with nominees, winners and performers for a night of excellent entertainment. 

We are proud to say that Manic Stage Productions joined the proceedings with a team of our sexy showgirls! Invited to perform by our newest exciting client 'Big Child Man Child' a 3 piece collaboration that we are hoping to become a regular partnership with...

Our sexy black and pink feather costumes certainly attracted the attention the boys of BCMC desired with rapturous applaud and people asking about us girls and who we were all week after the awards!

With our name getting out there thanks to the fans and following of BCMC we thought we would give them their very own shout out to show our gratitude and express just how much we loved performing with them and let them know just how much fun the whole team had! 

Making their debut performance BCMC took to the stage to perform their amazing new single 'Worker To The Field' and with the addition of our girls it really gave their performance that extra edge of glamour they requested and certainly made their set one to be remembered! Along with being nominated for a number of awards that night BCMC had great support from their fans and the whole audience. 

Big Child Man Child is made up of front man Matt Jarvis, and DJs Lloyd Hoy and Steve Probert who are collectively known as The Business Partners! Together they are a 3 piece Electronic/Funk/Disco/Dance outfit that bring a fresh new sound to the South Coast.

We are so excited for the prospect of future events with BCMC and are looking forward to projects and plans in the very near future!

You can next see BCMC at their forthcoming gig at the Wedgewood Rooms in Albert Road on 4th April opening up for Kassassin Street, OR at the Southampton SoundClash on 2nd May alongside acts such as Shadow Child and Gorgon City! 

Fancy finding out a bit more about the band here's a few ways you can be the first to know what they are up to and about. Join their facebook page 'Big Child Man Child.' and follow them on twitter at @bcmcmusic. 

Below is the link to their awesome soundcloud page where you can hear all that they have to offer. 

We promise you it's well worth a listen! 

https://soundcloud.com/bcmcmusic

For any bookings enquiries or to show your interest in us producing tailored bespoke entertainment for your event do not hesitate to contact us 
www.manicsp.co.uk

manicstageproductions@gmail.com
07977478565

January's Celebrated Client - The Kings Theatre

THANK YOU TO THE KINGS THEATRE!

This year we begin our 10th birthday celebrations of being in business and each month we are thanking one of our fantastic clients for their continued support, generosity and valued working relationship. 

January's celebrated client is of course The Kings Theatre

Over the past 10 years Manic have had a brilliant relationship with one of the most beautiful theatres on the South Coast.

The famous Kings Theatre right here in the heart of Southsea, Portsmouth plays host to hundreds of touring productions, comedians and musical stars each and every month. 

Manic Stage Productions are very thankful to have formed such a great working relationship with the theatre and its creative team over the years and are always thrilled to be asked be a part of their fantastic educational events, fundraising shows, one off appearances and events around the city and beyond. 

A huge thank you to David Cooper, the manager of the Kings Theatre who has given us countless performing opportunities and has asked for our services on many occasions to add some glitz, glamour and style to all kinds of events. 

We have been a part of the Children In Need charity showcase for the past 5 years which are always so much fun for the team and a chance to show off our latest medleys to the people of Portsmouth.

 Manic have provided, showgirls, dancers, singers and hostesses for many different Kings Theatre based events and performances such as, Fused, The Guide Awards, Party Princess Sing a Long, Gala Nights as well as many successful open days

We love performing on the famous stage and to be a part of such a spectacular venue with such a respected heritage, we feel very honoured to work so closely and to have this amazing theatre on our doorstep. 

Nicole and Matt have also worked very closely with the King's Youth Theatre lead by Joanna Bennington, sharing their knowledge and passion with this super talented bunch of young people who work tirelessly towards many productions performed on the Kings stage.  

Matt and Nicole contribute by hosting a weekly class for the youth theatres "elite" strand, that works on choreography, confidence, stamina and performance skills. Each week a new style of dance is explored with a fresh exciting new routine. The children have a chance to work in groups, create some of their own choreography and perfect their new found skills and styles over each term. 

Nicole and Matt have also helped to choreograph for some of the youth theatres shows such as Oliver.

Last year in November Manic were lucky enough to be invited to head to Caen in France alongside the Kings Theatre to be a part of the team promoting Albert Road, The Theatre and Southsea. 

Southsea is twinned with the city of Caen and is such a beautiful town and place to visit. We joined the rest of the team including, the youth theatre, some of Albert roads quirky, unique shops and a host of others including David himself to gather interest and show off just what talent Southsea has to offer to the public of Caen! 

We of course took to the offer and were so happy to be asked to be a part of this adventure. We took along our sky high stilt walkers which I can assure you attracted a lot of interest and excitement! Showing off our circus costumes our ringleader and clown brought the crowds to surround the Southsea stand in the centre of the festival and drummed up interested for the famous pantomime that was being held over Christmas at the time!

The trip was a great success, the youth theatre entertained the crowds with performance throughout the day and with lots of stalls to browse you had plenty to keep you busy during the weekend! We hope to be invited 

back again next year and can't wait to see what new adventures lie in the near future! 

Finally being our tenth birthday this year we thought what better way to celebrate than with a big celebratory showcase! 

If there is one thing Manic Stage Productions knows how to do, it is how to put on a spectacular show!! 

Later in the year, this July, the Kings theatre will play host to 
Manic's 10th Anniversary Showcase!! 
We are absolutely thrilled that The Kings Theatre will be the venue for this milestone and can not thank David Cooper and all his staff enough for their continued support.

Watch this space for full showcase details coming soon!

A word from David himself....

We have worked with Manic Stage Productions on various projects and events including our Children in Need fundraiser event, party events, dance workshops and the Southsea Show. They were a valuable support whilst organising Portsmouth’s contribution to Caen’s International Festival in France and their input much appreciated. As always they added fun and artistic flair. Whether working with us on a low budget charity fundraiser or a high profile event, Manic always give 110%. We’ve always found them to be a dream to work with due to their flexibility, professionalism and reliability. Congratulations on their 10th year in the industry we look forward to seeing what the future holds for them.



Finally it goes with out saying that Januarys celebrated client is a true honour to be associated with and one that we enjoy working for so very much! 

We look forward to all future engagements and work opportunities that Manic and our talented team can feature in and be involved with in 2015 and beyond.

For any bookings or queries you may have for tailored bespoke entertainment please do not hesitate to contact us! 

www.manicsp.co.uk

manicstageproductions@gmail.com