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Adapting Miss Highsmith Free Workshops for Kids BOX OFFICE 0116 242 2800 phoenix.org.uk AUG 2016 CINEMA / ART / CAFÉ BAR SWEET BEAN Fri 19 – Mon 22 Aug THIS MONTH — NEW FILMS — ADAPTING MISS HIGHSMITH SUMMERTIME The cinematic legacy of a DAVID BRENT: celebrated novelist LIFE ON THE ROAD FREE WORKSHOPS BORN TO BE BLUE FOR KIDS THE COMMUNE Get creative with technology AUGUST HIGHLIGHTS Box Office242 2800 0116 — FAMILY / FREE CREATIVE WORKSHOPS ART / OUTSIDE Book Online — www.phoenix.org.uk FILM / DAVID BRENT LIFE OF THE ROAD STAGE ON SCREEN / BEATRICE AND BENEDICT SEASON / ADAPTING MISS HIGHSMITH LEARN / BACK TO THE EIGHTIES COMING IN SEPTEMBER Available as Silver Screenings – see p13 CAFÉ SOCIETY CAPTAIN FANTASTIC HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE 2 – 3 WELCOME “It really doesn’t matter if it’s raining or it’s fine, just as long as you’ve got time…” GET MORE OUT The summer holidays are here for a wee while longer, so make the most of them and get stuck in to a OF PHOENIX WITH veritable feast of films and family fun! 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