The History Boys

I loved this play. I left feeling confused about my job. I loved this play. Starring the fat guy from Pie in the Sky, it's Alan Bennett's new play about a bunch of boys trying to get into Oxbridge to study history. So, kidn of what I did and what I now try to get others to do. Sheer brilliance.

Turandot

£15! FIFTEEN POUNDS! Only £15 to see a "real" opera at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. We went with Alice's parents, and I was personally blown away by the sheer class of the production, even if my neck was stiff for a week afterwards from the awkward view.

Eddie Izzard's Late Night Cabaret

This was a bit of a weird one: weird to get tickets for and weird to see. Although it was a BBC radio recording, tickets were got through Ticketweb for the price of just under £6. The show itself was a cabaret (as the name would suggest), hosted by Eddie Izzard (as the name would suggest), adn featuring a load of fantastic acts. The ones that stand out for no other reason than they're Dead Famous were Pete Townsend and that blonde Texan who used to be married to Mick Jagger. I got Pete's autogaph and plectrum, and we also got Eddie's. Cool!

Jerry Springer the Opera

His Dark Materials

The first part of His Dark Materials, the whole of which we saw over the course of an afternoon and evening just after Christmas. It was an amazing production, and one which I serisously hope they revive. Go and see it if they do - I will again!

Part Two of His Dark Materials. I can't remember now which half was the best (in my opinion) but I can honestly say that I was scared by the Land of the Dead, and thought it was dead cool that they took down the scenery at the end so you could see the sets.

Elton John

Another lucky ticket purchase, for Elton's sold out shows at Hammersmith Apollo. It's probably the smallest venue he's played in years, and he was amazing. Support was from James Blunt - who initially I thought was quite good until his wimpy voice started to piss me off - and a girl who I can't remember but who was considerably better than Girly James.

Doves

This was Doves' pre-album-release mini-tour, and the one in which they stopped playing Space Face as their encore track. Oh! The horror! The set was amazing and worked incredibly well in the Palais. Support came from The Go! Team, who were fantastic and who we're actually favouring over Coldplay at Glastonbury this year. We may be daft for missing Chris Martin's monotone, but it's for a damn good reason...