I was so pleased we finally got a Toronto date for Joan Armatrading. I've always liked her, but had never seen her live. She's a phenomenal musician, but also very fun.

I never did see Tennant's Hamlet. Have been meaning to catch up with that on DVD for ages. (His Richard II was certainly extraordinary.) My gold standard Hamlet is a small scale staging I saw back in my uni days with Tom McCamus, a local actor who's a favourite of mine. It's definitely not my favourite Shakespeare, though. I prefer Henry IV Part 1 and Coriolanus by far.