Stage Management Association

01/06/2026

Happy Pride Month to our members and friends across the world! 🏳️‍🌈

29/05/2026

We are delighted to announce that Gail Pallin will be delivering the keynote speech at this year's SMA Awards! Gail is the author on the standard book on stage management (Stage Management: The Essential Handbook), creator of CallQ for training DSMs and key contributor to the newly released National Occupational Standards for stage managers.

We cannot wait for Gail's speech and to see all of you at our awards ceremony on 3rd June at 13:00, at the ABTT Theatre Show (Alexandra Palace, London) 🏆

27/05/2026

Come see us at the ABTT Theatre Show! We will be on Stand PC15 (in Palm Court) on both days, in addition to our awards ceremony on 3rd June at 1pm, followed by a drinks reception!
🎭 Come chat all things stage management with us and meet other stage managers!
🆓 Register to attend the ABTT Theatre Show for free 👉 https://bit.ly/4tLRUMr

22/05/2026

The full list of nominees for the SMA Awards is now available on our website! Congratulations to all the nominees, see you on the day of the ceremony 🏆

Submitted by Andy Rowley on Thu, 01/22/2026 - 11:46 22 January, 2026 SMA Awards 2026 - Nominees ListAntonia Collins Award for Early Career SMs (Award for Outstanding Early Entrant Stage Manager (any grade), sponsored by The Bamboo Manager Project).Bea Harper, ASM Book Cover on Nutcracker at the Engl...

22/05/2026

SPECIAL OFFER for NEW STAGE MANAGEMENT GRADUATES 🎓
👉 If you join the SMA this summer, you can earn up to 3 months of free Graduate membership!
➡️ The earlier you join the better, as the expiry date of new graduate memberships will be set to 1st February 2027, meaning if you join in May, June and July, it will give you up to 9 months of membership!
🔗 Apply to join: link to our website in bio

20/05/2026

Thank you to everyone who nominated for the SMA Awards! The awards ceremony will take place on 3rd June at 13:00 at the ABTT Theatre Show (Alexandra Palace, London) 🏆
📩 Please RSVP at [email protected] (you will also need to register for free to enter the ABTT Theatre Show: https://bit.ly/4tLRUMr)

Thank you to our friends at Stage Electrics for sponsoring the awards ceremony!

You can also visit us during the rest of the theatre show on Stand PC15!

18/05/2026

Happy birthday to us! 🎂 SMA turns 72 today! We proudly continue to represent and advocate for stage managers all across the UK 🎉

14/05/2026

SMA AWARDS NOMINATIONS CLOSE TOMORROW!
🏆 5 categories available, including individual awards, a team award and the Stage Managers' Theatre of the Year Award!
⌛ Please send us your nominations by the end of tomorrow! 👉 https://bit.ly/4tP7N5R
➡️ If you have any accessibility issues, or issues filling the forms, please send us an email at [email protected]

13/05/2026

Stage Managers all across the country deserve to have their hard work and skills recognised and honoured! Nominate individual stage managers or teams for the SMA National Stage Management Awards 2026 🏆

Stage Managers! You can also show some love to your favourite theatre in return by nominating them for the Theatre of the Year Award 2026!

Nomination Forms ➡️ https://bit.ly/4tP7N5R

11/05/2026

See you tomorrow at PLASA Focus Leeds! We will be there both days on stand R-A16 🙌
Come and see us for all things stage management related! 🎭
🆓 Register to attend for free 👉 https://bit.ly/4sUZFzi