It's theatre, darling

Another fun week of Christmas japes. We took the girls to London on Wednesday to see the stage version of the children's book Stickman. It was a triumph. A huge amount of fun with the wonderfully uplifting ending (Rob cried like a lady). London was very festive with all the Christmas lights, shop windows and zillions of people crammed into shops making last minute purchases. After the show we walked over the bridge to the south bank for dinner and a walk through the wonderful Christmas fair. Everything was twinkly and lovely and I felt super Christmassy. Yesterday Scarlett and I went to pick up the huge turkey breast I had ordered from a butcher in a village near Hastings, which weighs the same as both the girls when they were born. Last night we met Maria, Lol and Jack at the theatre for the panto of Snow White. The 'star' was Sid Owen, best (and only) known for playing Ricky in Eastenders. He hilariously left the series several years ago to further his career, and here he was on stage in Hastings. Big whoop. Suffice to say, he was truly awful, like looking at an actual piece of wood in clothes. Another let down was the lack of dwarves. Instead children in masks paraded on and off while a recording of their voices played. The real star was the fabulous Lucy Williamson, unknown to us, but totally brilliant as the wicked witch. I've been in the kitchen since 7am prepping all the food for tomorrow's Christmas lunch at Maria and Lol's. I am particularly proud of the turkey wellington, which is all ready to go in the oven tomorrow.