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Ryland Caravan 2026: The House of Love

MAC’s one-day music festival, Ryland Caravan, rolls into the Outdoor Theatre for the fourth year with a brilliant line-up of indie legends including The House of Love and Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band.
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The Cat In The Hat

Experience the mischief with the acclaimed stage adaptation of Dr Seuss’ The Cat In The Hat.
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Clare Hewitt: Everything in the forest is the forest

Acclaimed photographer Clare Hewitt presents new work that celebrates trees and their remarkable ability to nurture and communicate.
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Dive into new creative adventures

Unleash your inner artist and explore sessions in ceramics, stained glass, textiles, jewellery, painting, printmaking, wellbeing, music, writing and more.
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Upcoming events

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  1. The Cat In The Hat

    Family
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  2. A close up of someone's hands outstretched in a Tai Chi pose

    Culture Club: Tai Chi

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  3. Stories 4 Nature

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Cinema highlights

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  1. Angus, Thongs & Perfect Snogging + Q&A

    Cinema
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  2. This is a vibrant piece of animated CGI art featuring four iconic Nintendo characters soaring through space. We see Luigi — in his signature green cap and outfit, wide-eyed and arms outstretched as he flies through the air - and we see Mario centre-back, in his classic red cap, blue overalls and red shirt, fist raised triumphantly. Yoshi the green dinosaur is front and centre, with his characteristic big round belly and wide, expressive eyes. On the right is Princess Peach, in her pink dress and golden crown, gliding gracefully with a wand in her right hand.

    The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

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  3. The image shows five characters posed together in a a pink, candy-floss textured environment with arched doorways. A neon sign in the background appears to say something like "Birthday". Left to right, we see a woman in a flowing green dress with long blonde hair, smiling warmly, a young girl in a red/orange cardigan with blue trim, looking up in wonder, a tall man in the centre background wearing a blue coat with a large white crescent moon headdress and a white beard, a young boy in a teal zip-up hoodie, grinning with excitement and a man on the right in elaborate steampunk-style bronze/copper armour, with goggles on his head and various gadgets and pots dangling from his suit.

    Pay What You Choose: The Magic Faraway Tree

    Cinema
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Creative courses

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  1. A person's hands are forming clay on a pottery wheel

    Introduction to Wheelwork Weekend (ASC53)

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  2. A person is writing into an open notebook, with papers to the side of them with text on it

    Introduction to Life Writing (WR110 Summer)

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  3. A hand is holding a black camera, with the background blurred. In the camera lens, there is a close up of plants.

    Exposure II: Digital Photography (DM02 Summer)

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