Busy busy busy - cultural events reviews so far and upcoming

Gah: more than half way through the year gone.

We started in February with the cultural schedule like this.

• NT live! screening of Donmar Warehouse King Lear - review
• National Theatre production of Hamlet at Nottingham Theatre Royal - review
• ADDED - Estonian Piano Orchestra, London - review
  
• Meal with work
• Romeo and Juliet RSC Stratford - review
• NT live! screening of National Theatre Frankenstein - review
• ADDED - Yes, Prime Minister, Nottingham Theatre Royal
  
• BAAS conference
• Cricket - various
• Avenue Q at Nottingham Theatre Royal - review
• Macbeth RSC Stratford - review
• Merchant of Venice RSC Stratford - review
• ADDED - The League of Youth, Nottingham Playhouse - review
  
• Much Ado About Nothing Wyndhams Theatre, London - 21st May and 4th June reviews
• Opera North Carmen at Nottingham Theatre Royal - review
• Belle and Sebastian - review
• ADDED - Betrayal, Comedy Theatre, London - 4th June review (plus 9th July)
  
• ADDED - The Pitmen Painters, Nottingham Theatre Royal - review
  
• Dunsinane RSC Swan Theatre Stratford - review
• ADDED - Graham Jones 'Last Shop Standing' - Lowdham Book Festival - review
  
• ADDED - Jasper Fforde - Lowdham Book Festival - review
  
• The house-sitting girls' weekend away - review
• ADDED - Incendies - film review
  

With just one forthcoming event listed (Marat/Sade) for October when I did the list in February, I thought I better update both the list above and the forthcoming events!

• Doctor Who Experience, Earls Court, London
  
• Betrayal, Comedy Theatre, London (final visit)
• Summer Sundae music festival
  
• The Merchant of Venice, RSC Stratford
  
• Marat/Sade RSC Stratford
• A Midsummer Night's Dream, RSC Stratford
• Written on the Heart, RSC Swan Stratford
  

Blimey... compared to the first half of the year, this is looking quite sparse! However, if it reduces the theatre deficit, that's a good thing... However, something to note is how shockingly rarely we've seen any live music this year (in terms of ye popular beat combos). Must rectify!