Wednesday, 11 June 2008

NICOLA HITS THE BIG TIME


Ex SMYT member Nicola Brazil (Yeowart) moves from the show Wicked this month to take on the role of Sandy in the West End production of Grease. We would all like to congratulate Nicola and send her all our best wishes. We will be down to see her at the first opportunity!
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Friday, 6 June 2008

MARIA WINS RHINOS FACTOR FINAL


SMYT's Maria Strudwick is flying high after winning an airline's answer to the X-Factor.
Maria dazzled a crowd of around 17,000 rugby fans with her rendition of Mariah Carey's Hero, in the final of the contest to find Yorkshire's undiscovered stars.She beat stiff competition from two other singers vying for the top spot in the Jet2.com Rhinos Factor final at the Leeds Rhinos' local derby with Wakefield Wildcats at Headingley, Leeds last month.The 17-year-old won 61 per cent of all votes cast by text by the crowd, walking away with a week's holiday for two in Lanzarote as well as the coveted title. Congratulations from all at SMYT!