Day 315 - Cinderella and the Beanstalk

Well, there was the offer of a game of golf at 08:00 this morning.... and, when I opened the curtains at 08:15 I was glad that I had declined: storm Fred (or whatever daft name they now give to these things) was blowing hard and it would have been yet another survival round...  It did stay dry and it wasn't cold but 30-40mph winds are not my idea of golfing fun!

Instead, it was a day of domestic admin. Both children were with us in Cobham "working from home" so I was also on lunch catering duties.  I got a fair amount done, but my domestic accounts still not up to date. maybe I just don't want to know what Christmas cost us...

In the evening, we drove up to The Latchmere in Clapham. We had been recommended the pantomime there by friend Marielle from the Golf Club.  We had a more than acceptable dinner downstairs in the pub itself first (pork belly with some of the best green beans I have ever eaten!) before moving upstairs to the theatre at 7 pm.

I wasn't quite sure what to expect: the stage itself was relatively small with perhaps 10 ros of seats seating in total around 100, with plenty of kids in the audience which was great.  The show itself was a three-man effort, plus musician, and was indeed great fun. T

The premise was that our three hosts had written a mammoth show starring every pantomime character you have ever heard of but had forgotten to book the actors required so were forced to do the job themselves...

.... which they did with great gusto, displaying a whole range of voices and faces as well as some decent singing voices.  Like any good panto, there was plenty of audience participation which enjoyed, particularly some of the younger members of the public who provided just the form of reaction that the actors will have wanted.  The highlight for me was the three-minute version of Home Alone.... you had to be there!