Can't Stop Carrying On

We’re at the Great Green Barn for Can’t Stop Carrying On this evening, so the day is very much a work work day.

The drive down to the Great Green Barn was not too bad, despite going round the M25; the M3 further down was in red on our navigation, so we avoided it.

Once arrived and greetings to all completed, Richard and I got on with setting things up for the bar for the evening.  All drinks were in the fridge, so it was just crisps and bagged snacks to grab from For Earth’s Sake.  

Around 5.30pm there were a good few rumbles of thunder, and then the rain fell; heavy at first and then dwindling to a drizzle for about 40 minutes.  By the time the doors were opening all had dried up.

Can’t Stop Carrying On was fabulous, and the whole team of actor, writer and tech guy was a delight.  It tells the story of Peter Rogers, the producer of all the Carry On films, and it does not shy away from controversies such as tales of drunken actors, paying actors just the amount to keep them on board, and happily saying goodbye to actors if they wanted what was seen as too much dosh - all whilst Peter drove around in his choice of owned Rolls Royces!

If the show is anywhere near you, go and see it, and if you see it elsewhere, try and go and see it!  And if you are a venue owner or programmer, book it - when it comes to hits, these guys have a all too hidden whopper on their hands!

After clearing up and taking various things back to For Earth’s Sake, it was time to wend our way home… which was not uneventful!  There was one car swerving all over the place on both the A3 and the M25 - we carefully overtook… and there were also a few times where cars cut in front of us, or one who just would not let me in despite the signage clearly saying that I needed to move lane as in 600 yards… 500 yards… 400 yards… 300 yards… 200 yards there were workmen in the road.  

Home by 11.30pm, and after a snack and a bit of TV, it was time for bed, and a few pages of the book I’m now reading.


Weather:  Still hot, though cooling.  There was a downpour and a thunderstorm in Cranleigh at about 5.30pm.

Breakfast:  Bran Sticks, yogurt, banana and sultanas
Lunch:  Homemade Hummus, crackers, carrot batons, radish and cucumber 
Supper:  A slice of Spanakopita
Snack:  Rosemary crackers with yeast extract​