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Pixie Lott To Star In Truman Capote’s Breakfast At Tiffany’s At Mayflower Theatre 25 – 30 April The first UK and Ireland tour of Breakfast at Tiffany’s, the classic tale of Holly Golightly written

by Truman Capote and brought to life so memorably

by Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 film, will be coming to Mayflower Theatre as part of a UK tour and prior to a West End run. The novella has been adapted for the stage by Pulitzer Prize-winning Finalist and Tony and Olivier Award-winning playwright Richard Greenberg (Take Me Out, Three Days of Rain), and contains memorable songs from the era as well as original music by Grant Olding (One Man, Two Guvnors). Pixie Lott will star as Holly Golightly.

“The goal of this version is to return to the original setting of the novella, which is the New York of the Second World War, as well as to resume its tone – still stylish and romantic, yes, but rougher-edged and more candid than people generally remember,” Richard Greenberg explained. “Capote was a great writer and a natural maker of plots and Breakfast at Tiffany’s has a drive that makes it very alluring to dramatise.”

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Breakfast at Tiffany’s will be directed by Nikolai Foster, the Artistic Director of Curve Leicester, as part of his inaugural season for the company, with production design by Matthew Wright (La Cage Aux Folles).

Pixie Lott said, “I am so excited to play Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany’s on tour and in my first West End play. I absolutely love her style, and free spirit; she has always been an icon to me and I can’t wait to bring my own personality to the role. Alongside music, I’ve always wanted to be in a play, and getting the opportunity to be in one of my alltime favourites and play this fabulous character is a dream come true.”

Mayflower Theatre Box Office 02380 711811 www.mayflower.org.uk

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Getting Switched On …

I’m not a tv addict although I admit I’m addicted to certain programmes … if that’s allowed. When these highlights of my week are not on the agenda, I occasionally, rarely flop on the sofa and randomly surf everything from what’s on, Sky Planner and the endless library of box sets. Nothing. All this technology at my fingertips and I can’t find anything to please, educate or entertain me.

I have found the answer and it’s the Radio Times thanks to a tip off from a canny elderly eavesdropper (while I was moaning at the rubbish on TV). Now, I scan the pages of the RT and record everything from documentaries, films showing way passed my bedtime and dramas that I would never have found without a bit of guidance. If you can’t record it, you know what to look out for. Brilliant. It occurred to me that Discover Magazines is another handy tool to help you find what you are looking for. Yes, it’s all on the “web, out there for us to find but it’s so much nicer when someone else does the finding for you.

My daughter suggested a solution to solve our “fancy a film tonight? dilemma”. Choose by film star not the movie. Look up all their work and play each chronologically thus watching them develop as an artist.

Robert Carlyle, John Malkovich and Christopher Walken are on my list and just added, sadly is Alan Rickman.

So, as you are flicking through the pages of Discover make a note of anything useful be it from the Clubs & Groups Listing (p44), a pilates class and an event from our What’s On (pages 6 & 52) or someone to service your boiler or get your garden into shape (see our List of Advertisers p54).

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Inside Local Business Features Folk Duo At Hanger Farm.......2 Adult Learning Disabilities Drop-In..............10 Wildlife Rangers Club...........18 Walking at Minstead Study Centre.......................34 Fostering, Marking The Right Choice For You.....40 The Breeze interview with Duran Duran................16 Editorial Features Dividend Taxation Laws........32 Should You Be Wary Of Wheat.. 50 Vertical Cover With Climbers.....20 Beauty Gifts For Mother’s Day...... 24 Chicken In Red Wine...........26 Community Features What’s On.....................6 & 52 Local Groups & Clubs...........44 Useful Numbers..................48 Advert Index........................54

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39TH ANNUAL ANTIQUES FAIR 4-6 Mar Wilton House, Wilton, Wiltshire, SP2 0BJ over 40 stands will sell a wide range of antiques from furniture and paintings, to silver and jewellery.

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NEW FOREST PAINTERS SPRING EXHIBITION 5 & 6 Mar, 10-5PM Brockenhurst Village Hall, Highwood Rd, Brockenhurst SO42 7RY Original Paintings and prints of the New Forest. Free entry.

For more information: Barry Peckham 023 80 292860 OR Richard Tratt 01425 652100 richardtratt@btinternet.com HISTORY AND WILDLIFE OF MARTIN DOWN 9 Mar, 7.30pm to 9.30pm Lyndhurst Community Centre, SO43 7NY RSPB New Forest Local Group meeting and illustrated talk on the natural history of Martin Down. Martin Down, north of Fordingbridge on the Hampshire Wiltshire border, is renown for its rare birds, butterflies and orchids. £1.50 members, £3.50 others 023 8084 7046 FLYAWAY KATIE 12 Mar, 11am & 2pm The Nuffield Theatre, Southampton, SO17 1TR An inspiring flight of fancy about the power of imagination based on the popular children›s book by Polly Dunbar with music by Tom Gray of Gomez. Suitable for Ages 2-7. Tickets £6 www.nuffieldtheatre.co.uk

THE SAINTS LEGENDS CHARITY DARTS COMPETITION 16 Mar, 7.30pm (Doors 6pm) St Mary’s Stadium Matt Le Tissier, Jimmy Case, Mark Dennis, Rod Wallace, and George Lawrence plus more along with former world champions Steve Beaton and Keith Deller throw darts in aid of The Danny Wallace Foundation for MS sufferers and carers. Unreserved seating. £25pp inc vat.

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02380 813437 ST ANNES SCHOOL REUNION CLASS OF 1982 19 Mar, 2-5pm St Anne’s Southampton, Rockstone Place, Southampton, SO15 7QH If you would like to catch up with old class mates or perhaps you just fancy a chance to poke around your old school then please save the date in your diary Continued on page 52

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Friendship and Advice Drop-In for adults with learning disabilities (carers welcome too) Come along on Fridays any time between 1pm and 3pm at The Totton Community Centre (near the library and town council offices). Just call in and say hello to Ali (our trained support worker) who will be there to greet you.

We meet every Friday to chat, play games, do some craft, plan trips and activities we want to go on independently, and ask for any help and advice about things that have happened in the week.

There is a charge of £3.50 per session (carers free)

which includes hot drinks, biscuits, activities and advice.

First week is free. We’d love to see you!

Coffee Shop re-opens on 12th February. The bulbs we planted from our Spring Spectacular campaign are already coming through. Come up and see the Gardens as they burst with Spring Colour.

Meanwhile Spring has arrived at Furzey Gardens, where the students with learning disabilities have been working hard to get the Gardens ready for when the Gallery and

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INTERVIEW

Duran Duran Duran Duran returned to the music scene in 2015, with the single ‘Pressure Off’ and the album ‘Paper Gods’. The Evening Breeze’s Lucy Ambache caught up with bassist John Taylor and talked collaborations, mature touring and Glastonbury.

I hear you’re a fan of The Breeze?

I have found myself listening a lot and you guys are almost always playing something I like listening to.

Well this interview is going to go very well! <laughs> We have been loving playing ‘Pressure Off’. I watched the behind the scenes video and it’s great to see the musical brilliance of Duran Duran, Mark Ronson and Nile Rodgers working together. It really is quite something!

Yeah. We worked a lot with Nile in the eighties and it wasn’t until working with him on this song that we really appreciated what he brings to the room – and as a bass player, you just don’t get to play with musicians like him that often. And Mark’s a very different kind of guy – he’s like watching all the time. It was a great experience and nice to have something on the album that married the old eighties sounding Duran with the 16

contemporary Duran.

It’s sort of been updated into 2015 on the album.

That’s the job. You can’t just throw the baby out. You’ve got to hold onto the classic aspects but you’ve got to let in enough new energy so it sounds fresh and interesting. Otherwise you’ll just be preaching to the converted. With every album you do, you’ve got the opportunity to open things out a little bit. What ended up defining this album was the amount of featured artists we’ve got on it.

And that’s not usual for you?

Not at all. We like to think of ourselves as a closed shop – that’s what bands do - “we’re a gang, we’re all inclusive”. You look at the culture and what’s going on in music over the last few years and it’s all about features. You’ve got EDM and hip hop and they’re all about features. By the end of this album, we’d have anybody on it!

Anybody. Come! Come! Play on our record!

So you’re taking this album out on the road. Are you still up for this?

Are you ready to tour?

After spending two years in the studio, we’re like “get us on tour!”. You’ve got these two different experiences that make up doing what we do. There’s the introspective studio work where it’s like a ‘man cave’ and the touring balances it out.

I wouldn’t want to only be a

touring musician but I wouldn’t just want to be a studio musician either.

Is it going to be a bit more different for you guys? A bit more civilised?

We’re very civilised! I know what you’re getting at though. You just don’t have the energy to party like you used to. Now the energy just goes into making the show as great as it can be.

We’re very relaxed professionals and when you’re married and you’ve got families, it’s not like it was when you were in your twenties. But I would hope so too! I wouldn’t want to be me now doing what I was doing then – it would be pretty sad.

We’ll see you at Glastonbury 2016, right? It’s got to be, right?

On the main stage!

That would be good wouldn’t it?

Why has this not happened?

I don’t know. I’ve never had the opportunity to do the ‘hard sell’ but I’m sure one day we’ll get there. I’d better get down there and do the shmooze!

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Wildlife Rangers club starts at Testwood Lakes Young people looking to gain valuable experience in wildlife conservation and bushcraft skills need look no further than their local nature reserve in Totton. Every last Saturday of the month from 2-4pm Wildlife Rangers started running at Testwood Lakes in September 2015.

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helped with litter picking, gone bird watching, had a go at fire lighting, made bird boxes and an insect hotel, carried out path work and raked up a hay meadow.

Staff and volunteer leaders create a varied monthly session whilst leaving it open and flexible, and involve the young conservationists in planning future sessions.

Grace Hall, Education Officer for the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust says “We were keen to provide more opportunities for young people over 12 to get involved with nature conservation. It is important that teenagers have

the chance to learn new skills, meet like-minded people, and enjoy spending time outdoors in a safe environment”.

Over the next few months there will be more bushcraft and birding sessions, as well as some woodland management. Going into the summer months there will be opportunities for investigating pond and meadow habitats to do some plant and insect identification.

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If the boundaries of your garden are uninteresting or drab, then it is time to think about some vertical gardening.

Upright surfaces are itching to be clothed in glorious climbers or wall shrubs, and if you have several vertical sites then so much the better.

A visit to your local garden centre will reveal a plentiful supply of suitable plants.

Start by looking at the surface you have, the size, the direction it faces and the amount of sun or shade the plants growing on the wall or fence are likely to receive.

Soil type is important as the plant you choose must be suited to the site.

Some climbers are quite quick growing and will look good later this year, and improve as the years pass.

Many provide strong colour and others will be a useful backdrop for the garden as a whole. Most buildings can have climbers grown against them, so if you have an unsightly shed, garage or even a fairly uninteresting looking back to your house, then

consider erecting some sort of support system on which to grow your climbers.

Break up the monotony of a long stretch of wall with a range of different plants, and make a tall, narrow building seem broader by only allowing them to reach the height of the first floor. A climbing hydrangea, Hydrangea petiolaris, or self-clinging plants such as ivies are ideal, but make sure the mortar on your wall is in good shape before planting.

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Clarins’ make-up palettes are some of the best on the market in my opinion, and their latest offering is no exception. The Natural Glow Eye Shadow Palette, £33, features five very wearable shades, from light beige to warm brown, all housed in an attractive rose-gold coloured compact. They’re easy to apply, and the palette is perfect for keeping in a handbag to transform a natural day time look into night time glam. Get it quick though; it’s a limited edition, and if previous incarnations are anything to go by, it’s likely to sell out pretty fast.

rather lovely sat out on display as well. There’s a very good chance this could become her new favourite scent. At £75 for 100ml, it’s not cheap, but consider it part-payment for all that teenage angst she had to deal with.

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This is a quick, easy and flavoursome way to serve chicken. Use a fullbodied red wine such as a Burgundy for the best flavour, although there is no need to buy a really pricy one!

Serves 4 Ready in 1 hour 15 minutes 2 tbsp olive oil 600g skinless chicken breast fillets, cut into chunks 225g button mushrooms 200g shallots, peeled 1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed 300ml red wine 200ml chicken or vegetable stock 2 tbsp sun-dried tomato puree 1 bay leaf 2tbsp cornflour Sprigs of fresh parsley to garnish Sautéed potatoes and steamed green beans, to serve

1. Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat.

Add the chicken chunks and fry for 4-5 minutes, turning frequently until golden brown all over. Transfer to a plate with a slotted spoon.

2. Add the button mushrooms and shallots to the pan and fry for 5 minutes until just beginning to brown. Add the garlic and fry for a further minute then return the chicken to the pan and stir in the red wine, stock, tomato puree and bay leaf.

3. Bring to the boil then reduce the heat, cover and simmer gently for 25-30 minutes or until the chicken and onions are tender.

4. Blend the cornflour and 2 tbsp water to a smooth paste then stir the paste into the pan. Simmer gently for further 2-3 minutes, stirring all the time, until the liquid has thickened. Serve with sautéed potatoes and steamed green beans and garnish with parsley sprigs.

Tip This dish freezes well, so it’s worth doubling up the quantities to freeze away half for another day. Allow to cool completely then spoon into a shallow freezer-proof container and freeze for up to 2 months. Defrost thoroughly then reheat in a flameproof casserole until piping hot.

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Should You Be Wary of Wheat?

By Alison Runham www.alison.runham.co.uk

If you suffer from bloating, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, constipation, stomach cramps or irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), maybe you should be.

However, ALWAYS see your GP (rather than self-diagnosing) if these symptoms are severe and persistent, especially if you have blood in your stools, vomiting, excessive bloating or very painful stomach cramps - it may indicate more serious medical conditions.

Wheat allergy, wheat sensitivity/intolerance and Coeliac disease are often confused, so let’s get them straight.

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Wheat Allergy If you are truly wheat allergic, eating wheat will rapidly provoke allergy symptoms such as itching, rashes, sneezing and wheezing. You’ll need to avoid wheat in any form and see your GP. Coeliac disease Coeliac disease is an autoimmune condition that affects around 1% of people in the UK and often goes undiagnosed. In Coeliac sufferers, the intestinal lining becomes damaged because it can’t absorb gluten, a protein found in foods including wheat, barley and rye. Tiredness, hair loss, mouth ulcers, anaemia and unexpected weight loss, alongside gastrointestinal symptoms, can indicate Coeliac disease. Diagnosis is by a blood test and biopsy.

Both tests are only accurate if you’re still eating gluten, so you’ll need to continue eating gluten until the tests are complete. If Coeliac disease is diagnosed, you must avoid gluten permanently.

Wheat Intolerance/Sensitivity Wheat intolerance or sensitivity is much more common than wheat allergy.

Symptoms can develop some hours after eating wheat, which can make the condition hard to pinpoint, and it’s not something your GP can test for.

Try eliminating wheat for four weeks to see if your symptoms improve (ensuring you replace it with healthy alternatives like rice, corn, buckwheat pasta and quinoa).

Remember that wheat is in most breads, cakes, pastas, pastries, cereals, couscous, biscuits, beer, soy sauce and hydrolysed vegetable protein (HVP), and is a hidden ingredient in many other products. Keep a food diary in case another food type, such as dairy, is the culprit – but don’t eliminate whole food groups long-term without consulting your GP. Reintroduce wheat slowly (preferably starting with 100% wheat products). If

your symptoms reappear, it’s a good indication that you have wheat sensitivity; trial and error will tell you whether you’re sensitive to all wheat products or just some. This can depend on the process the wheat has undergone; some people can tolerate toast and pasta better than bread, because the heating process makes the wheat more digestible.

Supermarket bread may be less digestible than traditional bakery bread, as supermarkets use an accelerated bread-making process. irritable Bowel Syndrome (iBS) If your symptoms don’t seem specifically tied to wheat, you may have IBS. While

the causes are not entirely clear, stress, illness, high-fat or high-fibre foods seem to precipitate attacks, making bowel function erratic and causing gastrointestinal symptoms. Probiotic supplements or foods can help, as can medication prescribed by your GP.

leading to diarrhoea and bloating. The FODMAP diet should be followed under a dietician’s guidance to ensure you stay healthy and follow it correctly, as it’s quite complex. Your GP can give you a referral.

Tackling Wheat Sensitivity and iBS: The FODMAP diet Designed originally for people with (IBS), the wheat-free low-FODMAP diet eliminates Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides And Polyols - types of carbohydrates that aren’t easily digested and may cause bacterial growth,

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