2000 was the 50th Anniversary of the founding of Crowthorne Musical Players. The society was originally formed prior to the second world war and called itself the St. John's Parish Singers. Disbanded during the war, it was restarted in 1950 as CMP.

In November 2000, a special Autumn Concert was held to celebrate the 50th Anniversary. The theme of the 2000 concert was The First 50 Years and featured songs from shows that have been performed during that time.

The concert was a great success, especially the Gala Night where we current and past members got together. Some of the past members also performed songs that they had sung in previous CMP shows.