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Festive Fun at MAC

Join us this Christmas for Tales From Acorn Wood at Christmas which brings Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's favourite stories to the stage, plus Storytime with Santa, festive family film, Christmas Arts Markets, and lots more.
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Santa Claus in traditional red suit with white fur trim and fluffy white beard sits in front of a decorated Christmas tree with colorful wrapped presents stacked beside him, including gifts with polka dot and patterned wrapping paper, in a festive holiday setting with twinkling lights.

Storytime With Santa

Meet jolly old Santa and enjoy some Yuletide songs and stories to get you in the festive spirit.
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Square Eyes TV Festival 2026

MAC's annual Square Eyes TV Festival features a mouth-watering mix of archive rarities, classic series and recent favourites.
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Surreal season at MAC

From dreamlike landscapes to curious creatures and unexpected creations, explore a season of surreal art at MAC.
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Upcoming events

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  1. Zero to 100 (And back down to Zero again) – Alison Thea-Skot: Workshop

    Comedy
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  2. Landing Planes – Jen Hardy: Workshop

    Comedy
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  3. Poetry After Chai

    Talks
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Cinema highlights

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  1. A scarred, cybernetic-eyed figure in black robes sits in a wheeled chair between two black-and-silver Dalek robots, with soldiers in leather uniforms holding gun-staffs and a scientist in a white coat looking on, in a blue-lit laboratory.

    Resurrection Of The Daleks + Q&A

    Cinema
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  2. An animated toaster character with expressive eyes and a surprised smile is standing on a cardboard box labeled 'Kleen Soap,' in a cozy wood-paneled room with a staircase and pink curtains in the background.

    Colour Box: The Brave Little Toaster

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  3. A middle aged South Asian man with a mustache, wearing a grey suit and gold watch, crouches behind a wooden post while holding a handgun raised near his shoulder. He peers cautiously around the post toward something off-frame. The setting appears to be an industrial waterside area with a canal lock, motorway overpass, and metal railings in the background.

    50 Years Of Gangsters + Q&A

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Creative courses

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  1. A group of people in a yoga studio, in child's pose on their mats

    Iyengar Yoga (WB93 Autumn)

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  2. Learn to Tango Improvers (DA30 Autumn)

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  3. Learn to Tango (DA28 Autumn)

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