Hilary Seabrook - writer, podcaster, musician

This was a proper night out. Meeting friends for early drinks (well, peppermint tea) at Bar Italia on Frith Street. Then a spot of supper (chips and the best mushy peas) before piling into Ronnie Scott's.     For some reason, we ended up with excellent seats. A perfect view of the stage and - of course - outstanding acoustics for both the support and main acts.     Ronnie's always books the finest acts and Ms Springs was simply outstanding. She had the funkiest, coolest bass player and drummer I've heard in a long time and her piano playing is better in the flesh than recorded.     What's equally important is that she's the consummate performer, so she wowed the audience. If there was any criticism, it would be that she played to the crowd, with more standards than originals. I'd have liked to hear more from Indigo , but she teased us with a number of two from her forthcoming album, which was excellent.     A fabulous night out.

Writing - Making Your Mark - is the latest exhibition at the British Library. It takes the theme of how we communicate in marks and scratches and explores both history and future.     There's a long story to tell - 5,000 years of turning speech into symbols as written communication has evolved - and continues to evolve.     Well worth a visit.

The Royal Shakespeare Company's As You Like It  was streamed live into The Broadway Cinema in Letchworth, bringing a lot of fun and more than the usual gender-swapping roles.     Shakespeare's separated lovers are reunited and all ends happily, with some of the expected twists and turns. What this production offers is gender switches that make for more confusion and fun. As ever, it was a joy to see great performances and stage effects beamed into a local cinema.

The National Theatre Live programme allows those of us in the provinces to enjoy West End theatre in our local cinema. Excellent seats at a reasonable cost and home before 10pm!     This month's delight was All About Eve , a stage adaptation by Ivo can Hove of a 1950 film adaptation of the original play by Mary Orr. Although you could see what was coming, the suspense was still gripping and the case extraordinary.     Both Gillian Anderson as Margo Channing and Lily James as Eve Harrington put on dynamic performances that made their characters evolve through the events on stage. By the time Tsio Habte put in an appearance as the new Eve - Phoebe - in the final scene, we knew all about Eve and her ilk.     There is something deeply satisfying about enjoying such outstanding performances within a few miles of home and my writing partner and I are booked in for all the screenings this season.     Next week, we're set for The RSC's As You...

I, like most people my age, grew up knowing little about Copenhagen apart from what Danny Kaye showed in the 1952 film Hans Christian Andersen. This weekend has been an education.     Four days in Denmark’s capital has been a joy, not least because of the wall to wall sunshine. Apparently, it’s been raining in the UK.     I’ve toured museums and art galleries, eaten in local restaurants and met some lovely people. I chose a more expensive hotel, so I could be right in the heart of the city, and it was worth every penny. Coming and going through the day was made a pleasure, with the Skt Petri’s staff and facilities always providing whatever I needed.     While the UK continues to shamble towards the disaster that is Brexit (in case you weren’t clear where I stand on that whole issue), the Danes seem mildly amused by our chaos.     If anything, this weekend reinforced my view that we’re better as part of Europe. We always will be, in my humbl...

March was supposed to be the month I walked 10,000 steps a day.     I’ve raised more than £150 for Cancer Research UK and - although I had days when it was impossible to reach my goal, my monthly average was a little over 11,000.     Now, my goal is to keep up my level of fitness. My daily average for 2019 is approaching 10,000. This is a huge improvement on last year, when I had seven months of feeling really under the weather (you don’t need the gruesome details!), and the most fit I’ve been since before the whole car-crash-broken-arm-frozen-shoulder-and-double-stomach-tumour-operations period of my life.     It feels like real progress.     Meanwhile, if you’d like to contribute, please click here

Not a fluffy robe in sight, I enjoyed a weekend of genuine me-time. Anyone who knows me in real life will know that appearance is one of the last things I consider - either in myself or in others. So me-time really is about soul-searching.     Saturday was spent in the London offices of PwC, but the event was more about the individual than the corporate. What a panel!       Let’s talk about ‘M’ was all about focusing on the stuff that matters in life - mental health, men, marriage, mindset, money and mates. Led by a team of highly professional (and yet friendly) presenters and facilitators, the day asked some potent questions and led to some important insights. Round table discussions were helpful and we even won prizes!     The stories the presenters told were heart-felt and humorous. There was plenty of time for discussion around the table and across the room. It was a happy, productive environment that gave plenty of food for thought. ...