Kes at the Theatre Royal

Sat 17 Oct : We went to the Theatre Royal for a production of Kes. I wondered how they would handle a bird in the auditorium (well you had to imagine it) - the play was touching.. with its tragic but uplifting end.
And of course, only a few days later, Forest are playing Barnsley in the league.
The same day, I went to Forest and saw the first half of them beating Newcastle. The first half had Forest playing brilliantly, with the goal at about the 43rd minute - it was much better than the second where we were just holding on grimly to the 1-0 lead.

Forest Fifth in a Row

Forest have done something that I don't remember either from the days of Clough or of Clark, and that is to win five matches in a row - in the Championship, not in lowly League One where that sort of performance might have been expected. We beat Barnsley last night in what seemed a rather dreary 0-0 match (for the first half) that got livelier in the second. Just after many had got up and left, there was a late surge and a Forest goal in about the 92nd minute! THREE points, Yeah! As the two league leaders lost, and the following pack of 5 that we are in all won, we had to win to stay with the pack, and are only 2 points behind the number one!

Save the Children Quiz night

This was an evening having one's memory tested, at a Save the Children quiz night. Actually, its kind of annoying being asked things you never knew, like what did Diane Leather do? Who's that? aahh the temptation to use the iPhone and Google...:)
It raised lots of money for STC and we still did quite well, although not anywhere near winning.
Sorry, I forgot to take a picture. We were in Lady Bay community centre.

Joan Baez at the Concert Hall

Joan Baez at the Royal Concert Hall - I loved the 'Forever Young' and the 'Diamonds and Rust' encore she played. I didnt realise that Forever Young was the same as at Sophie's wedding until she got into the song.... realised how different Dylan's version is!
Here she is playing Diamonds and Rust in 1975!

Ballet Rambert

Ballet Rambert at the Theatre Royal - modern and excellent! will find a page to add to this.