The urban guide to the countryside -
Arts & Culture
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Take the Bait
Glad to wave bye-bye to the summer influx of crowds and caravans? Check out Bait - a darkly witty drama tackling the effect of tourism on one south-west fishing village.
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Read THESE this month…
... and win 'em all! Curl up into a comfy chair, pour a glass of wine, and dive into a new fab book with this month's hottest new reads.
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Your awesome Autumn culture planner
It's all going on! Behold, your cheat-sheet to the season's best art, theatre, TV, books and film in the UK, as curated by Muddy's extremely cultural Kerry Potter.
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Art and soul: why everyone needs a night at Broomhill Art Hotel
Contemporary, quirky and one-of-a-kind: and the artworks aren't bad either! Muddy heads to North Devon for a top-up of sculpture-culture
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Have you got your ticket for THE event of autumn?
Tickets for our Muddy Book Club Live at Henley Literary Festival next month are selling like hotcakes. Be there or be square!
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Everyone’s talking about….
Jude Law, baby! Or should that be his itty bitty very pretty papal white budgie smugglers? Banish your other half for five minutes and ogle the trailer in peace.
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Best kids movies this summer
With the weather a bit unpredictable, it's a good week for a cinema trip. It'll keep 'em quiet for a couple of hours while you have a sneaky snooze, right?
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Review: Jane Austen’s Persuasion, A Musical Drama
It’s a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen’s Persuasion is a great British novel, but can a Chicago opera company turn it into a great musical? Muddy trots off to Paignton's Palace Theatre to find out.
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Review: A Night at the Opera, Ugbrooke House
Scores on the doors? Muddy's operatic know-how - Nil points; The Devon Opera Company - 10 out of 10.
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Review: Devon Sculpture Park
The UK's newest open-air gallery has opened in Devon. It's urban and edgy, and well worth a nose-round. Shall we?
