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Fight Like a Girl: Foxy Brown (18)

Controversial comic woos the Canalhouse crowd

Award-winning joker Alfie Brown is on the comeback tour after a year when he was 'cancelled.' And the route for that comeback winds through Nottingham... 

Alfie Brown: Red Flags Galore!

Alfie Brown talks broken down BMW's and banana bread

Comedian Alfie Brown's journey from Top Shop to top billing has met challenges along the way. Ahead of his forthcoming Open Hearted Human Enquiry tour, Alfie shares his insights into the lessons learned thus far... 

Sex Machine - the James Brown Story

A Tribute to Hank Mobley & Clifford Brown [ Blue Note Jazz]

Oli Brown & The Dead Collective

Alfie Brown: Red Flags Galore!

Katie Brown: Mid-life Solstice

Oli Brown & The Dead Collective

Theatre Review: Father Brown

Classic thriller fun with the popular priest

Classic Thriller Season - Father Brown - Crime at Christmas

Gig Review: Martin Luke Brown at Rough Trade

Following the release of his highly-anticipated debut album damn, look at the view ! Martin Luke Brown took to the stage of Rough Trade for an intimate evening of music and delight...

Under Cover Artist: Jim Brown

Stage fanatic and supremely talented artist, Jim Brown was our only pick for this special issue. He talks us through his creative process…

Summaya Mughal Talks All About Her Popular Podcast Brown Gal Can't Swim

Though she attended a few lessons as a child, BBC radio presenter Summaya Mughal never actually learnt how to swim. Then at 27 she decided it was the right time to take lessons. From here, the podcast Brown Gal Can’t Swim was born - delving into Summaya’s personal journey, alongside all the barriers that the South Asian community face when it comes to getting in the pool. Perfect for our empowerment issue, we learn all about her eight-week swimming mission, modesty in sport and the emotional challenge of learning to swim as an adult…

Ian Brown

Theatre Review: Derren Brown

The multi-award winning master of mind control and illusion, Derren Brown is back in Nottingham with Showman, his first new live show for six years…

We Catch Up With Marcus Brown to Learn All About Food as a Subculture and His New Culture Magazine Picnic

Founded by Ilkeston lad Marcus Brown, Picnic is the culture magazine celebrating all things culinary. In preparation for its first ever release we catch up with Marcus about food as a subculture, hanging out with chefs and the Nottingham food scene…

Theatre Review: Father Brown

A Very Unholy Triangle

School of Hard Notts: Twelve Year Old Jagoda Brown-Polanowska on Returning to Class and Saving the Planet

Jagoda Brown-Polanowska has been contributing to LeftLion throughout the pandemic, updating us on the state of affairs through the eyes of a twelve-year-old. As students have returned to a COVID-age schooling, we hear how uncomfortable masks, loneliness and Google Meet are a part of the story that shaped the next generation… 

The British Triathlon Mixed Relay Cup Comes to Nottingham

Swim! Bike! Run! The British Triathlon Mixed Relay Cup is coming to Nottingham and we've got the low down

An Ode to Brown Betty's

Our favourite St James' street cafe is closing. And we are in mourning...

The Dilettante Society on Cornelius Brown

A charismatic raconteur, with notes scribbled upon his shirt cuffs, he would regale audiences with his tales both on the stage and around the dinner table

Interview: Local Filmmaker Jason M.J Brown

We spoke to the film director about his new horror feature film Dark Vale

Interview: Derren Brown

Master of magic, mind control and manipulation; Derren Brown has made an international career of persuading people to think and do things they otherwise would not. So when we asked him if he fancied an interview with LeftLion, before the Notts leg of his Svengali tour, we were elated and yet filled with trepidation when he said “yes”…