culture

Lockdown literary list

50 books we've been meaning to read forever – and some old favourites – now we've all got the time.
Staying in? Meet your new boxset addictions

We're not going to mention the C-word but if you're staying in more right now, isolate yourself with the TV remote and watch these boxset corkers pronto.
Read THESE this month

Reasons to be cheerful: spring has sprung and a brilliant new batch of March books has arrived. Gather around, and let Muddy's pro-bookworm Kerry Potter tell you a story.
Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes

A gifted ballerina is torn between lurve and her passion for the dance in this exhilarating production now on at the Bristol Hippodrome
Beautiful – The Carole King Musical

Like a rainbow on a rainy day, Beautiful – now on at the Bristol Hippodrome – delights with the music of extraordinary songwriting talent Carole King.
The 5 best books out in February

Muddy's pro bookworm Kerry Potter has got five Feb fancies for your delectation. Read all about 'em here!
Blithe Spirit

A classic comedy with Jennifer Saunders in one of the leads was always going to be popular and tickets are selling fast for Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit in Bath
Romantics Anonymous

This soft-centred confection about a pair of shy chocolate makers, at the Bristol Old Vic, brings some Gallic warmth to long winter nights
20 for 2020

Crack out your calendar, folks (and maybe your credit card). Here are the hottest tickets for Somerset and Dorset in 2020 - see you there!
January reads

What kind of insaniac leaves the house in January? Retire to the sofa pronto and get stuck into one of pro bookworm Kerry Potter's enthralling new literary picks.