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A bold re-telling of the Elephant Man story – the man, not the specimen. Nottingham Playhouse announces the cast and creative team for their exciting autumn season headline production, The Real and Imagined History of the Elephant Man. This European premiere of Australian playwright Tom Wright’s acclaimed play is a fresh new telling of the story of Joseph Merrick.

With the pizzeria’s tenth birthday celebrations approaching, we met up with Antonio Vendone at Suede Bar to take a trip down memory lane and chat about all things pizza and Nottingham, with a touch of nostalgia…

The Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust Celebrates Its 60th Birthday

Mon 04 Sept 2023

On a soggy summer morning, we trundled down to the Attenborough Nature Reserve and caught up with Erin McDaid of the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Sat in their cafe, in the middle of a flooded gravel pit, we chatted about what came first (the reserve or David Attenborough), beavers, and their sixtieth birthday…

Gig Review: Be Your Own Pet at The Bodega

Mon 04 Sept 2023

After fifteen years out of the game, Nashville’s indie-punk sensations Be Your Own Pet are back and boy, are they back. The band stopped by Nottingham’s Bodega to gift their fans with an album that I’m sure many of us thought was never going to come. After all, it’s rare to see a band bounce back after such a long hiatus. But were these long-awaited offerings able to enchant audiences in the same way that their signature ferociously quirky style had done in the late noughties? The city’s punk fans were eager to find out.

In Photos: Say She She and Sunflower Thieves at Rescue Rooms

Mon 04 Sept 2023

Say She She bring their dreamy harmonies, catchy hooks and up-tempo grooves to Rescue Rooms, with support from Sunflower Thieves...

Gig Review: Willie J Healey at Rough Trade

Mon 04 Sept 2023

Just after August Bank Holiday Monday, Willie J Healey graced the Rough Trade Nottingham stage...

LeftLion Magazine #163

Mon 04 Sept 2023

It's our 20th Birthday issue! We took the opportunity to celebrate some fellow Nottingham milestones, including the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, the Nottingham Ghost Walk, The Tokenhouse, Iguazu, Ignite!, Rescue Rooms, Nottingham Green Festival, and more...