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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!
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The 2020 cultural picks not to miss
There's a ridiculous amount of amazing art, books, film, TV, music and theatre landing this year. Muddy's culture vulture Kerry Potter picks out the best of the bunch.
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Max Westall, dancer
*The* iconic modern male dancing role is the Swan in Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake - so what does it take to make it? Max Westwell reveals all.
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La Fille mal Gardee is on point
Things are hotting up on the farm: the sun is rising, insects are buzzing, chickens are dancing, and love is in the air – and not just amongst the birds and bees
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Review: Romeo and Juliet
Testosterone-filled, muscular men in tights and the innocent lurve of star-crossed young lovers in the Nureyev ballet
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REVIEW: THE RED SHOES
A ballerina sacrifices everything for her art with tragic consequences (but a great night out for the rest of us)
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Captain Flinn’s back at The Brewhouse!
I take the Muddies to live theatre any chance I can. They're captivated by the magic of the lights, sets, costumes and 'real' performers and it fires their imagination in a way that's a joy to see *wipes tear from eye*. And here's the perfect show...
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Muddy Must See: Tap Factory
Tap Factory are coming to the West Country as part of their UK tour. It’s their second since 2014 proving that, at a time when everything seems to be making a comeback – from tea dances to vintage clothes and swing classes to trapeze acts – tap is enjoying a much-deserved resurgence of its own. […]
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Muddy Must see: Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping beauty
I saw Matthew Bourne’s groundbreaking all-male version of Swan Lake more than *cough* years ago (I cried all the way through it) and I’ve always loved his work. Since moving down to Somerset I haven’t seen any of his productions (I know, I know, I need to make more of an effort), so I literally […]
