Carolyn Savidge refused to be beaten by floods that forced her out of her home two weeks ago.

It may have been the worst deluge in 40 years but she refuses to let it dampen her enthusiasm for the stage.

The choreographer is determined to put on a spectacular show with a cast of 55 children, despite having to leave her Lewes home.

Carolyn is living out of a suitcase, moving between hotel rooms, friends' houses and rehearsals for Our Town Story.

She said: "It was a real rush to get out. We had to leave the house within an hour of being told.

"I was worried the water might get up to the first floor where I had all my notes and music."

Luckily, when Carolyn returned to the house to survey the damage, with daughters Jessamin, 13, and Tiffany, 16, the floods had only reached halfway up the stairs.

Carolyn said: "It's really important that the show goes on now. The kids are so full of energy. I've fed off them and I'm even more determined.

"It's going to be a really spectacular demonstration of the spirit of Brighton and Hove through the ages.

"It's taken a lot of effort to get ready and we won't stop now."

Our Town Story will feature Victorian bathers, Mods and Rockers and Thirties belles.

It has been jointly funded by the Brighton Festival and the Brighton and Hove Music Festival.

The first performance is at the Corn Exchange, Brighton, at 7.30pm on November 28. On December 7 it will play at the Millennium Dome.