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Food review: Delving into the new tasting menu at Woodborough Hall
Thu 28 Nov 2024Have you ever experienced a tasting menu? Food Co-editor Lucy Campion explains why you should treat yourself to a tasting menu (or ‘degustation menu’ as the French call it) for your next special occasion and why Woodborough Hall should be your destination of choice this autumn.
Exhibition Review: Man Hours by Grayson Perry
Wed 27 Nov 2024Lakeside Arts presents Grayson Perry’s Man Hours: a satirical exploration of contemporary life featuring bold woodcut prints and a mixture of mediaeval and antique maps of imagined territories. Initially popularised by his decorative pottery and subsequent winning of the Turner Prize in 2003, this exhibition presents the diversification of Perry’s media with this tongue-in-cheek social commentary in print.
Food review: Brunch with a Twist at Lilac Eatery
Fri 22 Nov 2024Now then, who doesn’t love a good brunch? A hybrid between breakfast and lunch, the brunch craze started gaining popularity in the late 1990s and early 2000s as café culture expanded in the UK, causing a cultural phenomenon that was later fuelled by the rise of social media. In Nottingham, one spot stands out for its imaginative and deliciously presented brunch offerings. Meet Lilac Eatery, who has a full-time residency at The Specialty on Friar Lane.
Gig review: Therapy? at Rock City
Tue 12 Nov 2024Therapy? are back at Nottingham's Rock City for the 30th anniversary of Troublegum, their iconic second album. It's a packed house, with energy levels through the roof...
Gig review: Millie Manders and the Shutup at Rescue Rooms, with Ramona's Tea Party
Tue 12 Nov 2024Anarchic fun... All killer, no filler... Earworms aplenty. Exhausting all the superlatives, Millie Manders and the Shutup returned to Nottingham and proved that social awareness and a sense of justice need never be dull...
Review: JT Soar Fest 2024 at the Old Cold Store
Tue 12 Nov 2024JT Soar is 15! To mark this landmark occasion, the local recording studio, venue and all-round grassroots music heroes filled the Old Cold Store with live music from local, national and international bands – for a full weekend. We went along to celebrate with them...
Laughs and absurdity in Nottingham's best known wormhole
Mon 11 Nov 2024Adrian Reynolds goes down a wormhole and finds comedy and compliance...
After the End of History: British Working Class Photography 1989 – 2024 at Bonington Gallery
Mon 11 Nov 2024Over at Bonington Gallery an unfiltered time capsule of working class life is on display in the latest exhibition, After the End of History. Prompting questions about both change and continuity in British culture, over three decades of everyday life is revealed through the lens of 22 different photographers, including Richard Bilingham, Serena Brown and Rob Clayton.
Gig review: Champagne for Lulu at the Royal Concert Hall
Sat 09 Nov 202460 years since Lulu hit the UK charts with Shout and, having turned 75 last year, it's time for the star to step back a little — but not before enjoying one final tour and a huge party. Michael Prince sampled the energy and all the big hits..
Gig review: Bob Dylan returns to Nottingham
Sat 09 Nov 2024"Einstein, disguised as Robin Hood, with his memories in a trunk
Passed this way an hour ago with his friend, a jealous monk" - Bob Dylan, Desolation RowFilm Review: Anora
Sat 09 Nov 2024In part a wide-eyed odyssey of decadence and excess, but look closer and Anora speaks to the true intimacy that can be gained through solidarity.
Gig review: Glass Animals at Motorpoint Arena
Sat 09 Nov 2024Conall Stacey discovered Glass Animals when Heat Waves hit the FIFA soundtrack, but seeing them live at Nottingham's Motorpoint Arena showed him they’re much more than just that hit song. A wild and creative set and strong support from The Big Moon meant a night to remember...
Colin Etches' 'As Yet Untitled (a WIP)' comedy show at Vibes
Sat 09 Nov 2024Colin Etches, the Notts born neurodivergent comedian, shows that when life is at its darkest, it’s laughter that gets us all through...
LeftLion's Latest Listens #10: Notts music we're currently spinning
Fri 08 Nov 2024This week in LeftLion's Latest Listens, our music team picks new releases from Lace Thief, Warren Ireland, Idolvein, Bram Bancroft and Revenge of Calculon
Theatre Review: Raisin in the sun
Fri 08 Nov 2024Described as the play that changed American theatre forever, A Raisin in the Sun comes to the Nottingham Playhouse...
Five of Nottingham's nastiest drag queens go head to head in the battle of the bitches
Fri 08 Nov 2024Liv Presents: The Prohibition Roast is another of the amazing comedy nights lined up at the Lord Roberts and part of the wider Nottingham Comedy Festival. But with wit as sharp as broken glass, do you dare go down to the basement...
Gig review: Bob Vylan at Rock City
Thu 07 Nov 2024This time last year, Bob Vylan took to the Rock City stage to preview new material off their (at-the-time) forthcoming new album, Humble As The Sun. Fast forward to now, and the grime-punk duo are once again playing the UK’s best live music venue, but this time with the album tracks now firm favourites amongst their wild fanbase. To see how they are being received first-hand, we headed along to the show to capture the chaos…
Comedy Review: Nightmare Nightmare Kill Kill at the Lord Roberts
Wed 06 Nov 2024Experimental drag comes to the city...
Film Review: The Teacher
Wed 06 Nov 2024A timely debut eloquently evaluates elements of the human condition when plagued by grief.
Film Review: Small Things Like These
Tue 05 Nov 2024A delicate and moving portrayal of a specific trauma, the Irish Magdalen Laundries, but one that speaks to the universal conflict between what's right and what's easy.
Film Review: Juror #2
Tue 05 Nov 2024A star-studded courtroom thriller from none other than legendary director, Clint Eastwood…
Theatre Review: Hairspray
Tue 05 Nov 2024A young girl in 60s America has big dreams, big hair and wants to be famous...
LeftLion Magazine #177 November 2024
Mon 04 Nov 2024This month's LeftLion features Smokescreen Soundsystem, an interview with TV and film director Shane Meadows, Trekking Exploration, 25 Years of the Bodega, Author Simon Smalley, Panya Banjoko, Nottingham Forest Women's Team, Grayson Perry, Friends of Wollaton Park, Actor-turned-author Richard Armitage, Divorce, Kino Kilo Notts, Lisa Loves Style and more.