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IEW OF THE YEAR: Best arts events from 2020

Herald arts contributors look back on a few highlights from last year

Go clubbing to get in shape for 2021

Slimming World consultant Laura Schofield explains the benefits joining a club even in lockdown

Designer draws attention to charms of Stratford and beyond

Illustrator Adam Beardsmore’s work is inspired by art deco tourist posters

END OF YEAR REVIEW: The best books from 2020

Stratford Literary Festival (SLF) folk and other local reading enthusiasts share their favourite reads from last year

Looking back at the family history behind Hathaway's Tea Rooms on Stratford's High Street

The landmark tea room was established in the 1930s, and has been in the hands of the same family since then.

New radio drama tells of Ilmington's role in early royal Christmas broadcast

Writer Mark Carey's drama Voices in the Air was recorded for the BBC ahead of the festive season

Ragley wins starring role in The Crown

Ragley Hall has won a starring role in TV's hit series The Crown – by standing in as Princess Diana's Althorp home.

TOP 13 HALLOWEEN FILMS: The best scream-age kicks

We all know you get your nightmares on Elm Street, your shivers on Friday 13th and your screams from… well… Scream! But there are other manifestations…

INTERVIEW: RSC director Kimberley Sykes #ArtistsInRetreat

Theatre director and RSC regular Kimberley Sykes talks to Gill Sutherland about her experience of living life under lockdown Tell us about what you do…

MEDIEVAL MIRTH: McLeod Brothers launch children's book Knight Sir Louis

Hailed as a ‘masterclass in silliness’, Knight Sir Louis and the Dreadful Damsel is the first children’s book by Stratford’s premier creative siblings,…

INTERVIEW: RSC director Iqbal Khan #ArtistInRetreat

During the lockdown Herald arts finds out how local creatives are dealing with their downtime. Here director Iqbal Khan. His RSC credits include Tartuffe…

'Everyone comes through our doors at some point'

Gill Sutherland takes a trip to the reopened registry office (article published 16th July). Since 1837 the Warwickshire Registration Service have documented…

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IEW OF THE YEAR: Best arts events from 2020

Go clubbing to get in shape for 2021

Go clubbing to get in shape for 2021

Designer draws attention to charms of Stratford and beyond

Designer draws attention to charms of Stratford and beyond

END OF YEAR REVIEW: The best books from 2020

END OF YEAR REVIEW: The best books from 2020

Looking back at the family history behind Hathaway's Tea Rooms on Stratford's High Street

Looking back at the family history behind Hathaway's Tea Rooms on Stratford's High Street

New radio drama tells of Ilmington's role in early royal Christmas broadcast

New radio drama tells of Ilmington's role in early royal Christmas broadcast

Ragley wins starring role in The Crown

Ragley wins starring role in The Crown

TOP 13 HALLOWEEN FILMS: The best scream-age kicks

TOP 13 HALLOWEEN FILMS: The best scream-age kicks

INTERVIEW: RSC director Kimberley Sykes #ArtistsInRetreat

INTERVIEW: RSC director Kimberley Sykes #ArtistsInRetreat

MEDIEVAL MIRTH: McLeod Brothers launch children's book Knight Sir Louis

MEDIEVAL MIRTH: McLeod Brothers launch children's book Knight Sir Louis

INTERVIEW: RSC director Iqbal Khan #ArtistInRetreat

INTERVIEW: RSC director Iqbal Khan #ArtistInRetreat

'Everyone comes through our doors at some point'

'Everyone comes through our doors at some point'

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