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From The Nutcracker in Glasgow and the Human League in Cardiff to Messiaen in Manchester and Maggie Mistletoe in Farnham, our critics pick the best cultural events in the run-up to Christmas

Writers and artists are often inspired by the landscapes they encounter or inhabit, and one of the most distinctive is Dungeness in Kent, on England’s south coast. This headland is punctuated by converted lookout towers, fishermen’s cottages, tanneries and wood-panelled artists’ studios, turquoise crab nets and rusted anchors.

A new season of films celebrates how different directors have found a way to bring Shakespeare’s work forward, from Baz Luhrmann to Derek Jarman

Video artists Larry Achiampong and Rosalind Nashashibi are among those nominated for the prestigious £10,000 prize – which has a strong record of spotting UK art talent

My attempts to cultivate kerb appeal have been a revelation — now I’ve joined the residents’ association to encourage the neighbours

The easy freedom of this medium allowed the artist to range over subjects as diverse as Tarot, male nudes at Fire Island and a friend’s flat – and offer clues to his more public feature films

A vivid account of bringing a garden back to life underlines the importance of outdoor space for all

The artist and queer activist’s home was saved after a celebrity-backed campaign. Now a photography book offers a rare glimpse of how Jarman lived and loved

A new book shines a spotlight inside Derek Jarman's Dungeness 'escape house'