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Culture
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Summer’s best outdoor theatre
From Shakespeare to Austen to Dickens and beyond, there's an al-fresco production for everyone this season.
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Summer reads
This month's best new books are a corking bunch, including Eat, Pray, Love author Elizabeth Gilbert's breathtaking new novel.
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Marlborough Rising – the best of the fests!
Check out the best of the fests with the fab line up at this August's Marlborough Rising
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Review: Matilda the Musical
Does the stage production, now on at the Bristol Hippodrome, make its mark after such an adored book and iconic film?
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FriendsFest reunited
OH.MY.GOD! as Janice from Friends might say, the sets – and more – from the cult classic sitcom about a group of 20 something New Yorkers are coming to Bristol!
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Need a brilliant new read?
A stunning debut novel, a futuristic thriller and an exquisite memoir are among books editor Kerry Potter's marvellous May picks.
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Captain Corelli’s Mandolin
Melly Still and Rona Munro’s adaptation of Louis de Bernières classic novel is a triumph of theatre - turning a glorious mixture of drama, dance, movement and music into a satisfying whole.
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April’s best new books
Quick, spring-clean your bedside table or Kindle to make room for Muddy books editor's Kerry Potter's awesome April picks.
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How to buy art
Everyone can enjoy buying and owing art. Here, Laura Walford, director of Surrey-based gallery Belgravia Art shares her top tips for starting, building and displaying a collection.
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Review: The Bodyguard
Alexandra Burke certainly is Queen of the Night in The Bodyguard, now on at the Bristol Hippodrome
