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Unless you're Gene Kelly from Singin' in the Rain, it's tough to be truly camp when you're soaking wet.

I came to this (stunning!) conclusion while watching HMS Pinafore in the open-air theatre in Regent's Park last night....in the pouring rain. The actors were trying their hardest to sing their little hearts out, but it's difficult to keep in jolly character when you're constantly blinking water out of your eyes, poor dears. Fortunately, the rain disappeared at the beginning of the second act, just in time for For He Is An Englishman, so people could finally put down their umbrellas and give some hearty applause to the well-sung, well-drenched cast.

Speaking of which, I also discovered that my hosting instinct is so powerful, I am able to hold an umbrella in each hand long past the limits of human endurance, just to ensure my date isn't getting wet.