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Inside Boca Lima, Boilermaker’s More Laid-Back Successor

After becoming the talk of the town with Nottingham’s worst-kept secret, the team behind Boilermaker have recently launched their brand new venture, Boca Lima - which promises to bring classy, cosy vibes to Hockley. Owner Nigel Garlick tells us all about it…

Adore Delano

The Cadillac Three

TITUS: T.Rex is King Exhibition

Exhibition Review: SHAPE-SHIFT at Beam Gallery

Creating large textured structures, Katharina Fitz’s work walks the line between the sleek and the experimental. We head down to Beam Gallery to explore her latest exhibition, SHAPE-SHIFT, to see how she uses industrial materials to create her final pieces, alongside learning more about her new book, When Seams Become Audible - Sculpture and Photography 2013–2022…

Robin Hood Town Tour

The Big Shed Fan Zone - FOREST vs Bournemouth 3pm KO

Black Cats & Magpies

Embrace

TITUS: T.Rex is King Exhibition

LeftLion Screen Podcast #7 - Clelia McElroy, Monstrous Flesh: Women's Bodies in Horror Course Facilitator

The Screen Podcast is back with two special guests: Editorial Assistant Lizzy O'Riordan and film expert Clelia McElroy... 

Gavin and Stacey Star Adrian Scarborough Sits Down With LeftLion Ahead of His Trip to the Nottingham Playhouse

Some know him from Gavin and Stacey, others from his turn as Raymond in Killing Eve, to more still he’s among the most accomplished theatre actors of his generation. With a three-decade career spanning television, film, radio and theatre, you’d be hard pushed to find anyone who hasn’t loved Adrian Scarborough in one of his many eclectic roles. Now, the Melton Mowbray-born, Olivier Award-winning actor has penned his first play – an adaptation of Alan Bennett’s novella The Clothes They Stood Up In – which he also stars in. Ahead of its launch at Nottingham Playhouse, we caught up with Adrian as he left another round of rehearsals to talk about his first forays into writing, the secret to longevity in the acting business, and why the Playhouse means so much to him…

Sugar Candy Mountain

Mini Trees

Reckless Love With Very Special Guest The Treatment

Cola

TITUS: T.Rex is King Exhibition

Book Review: Heat Two

Film lovers most likely know Michael Mann as the visionary behind iconic crime films including Thief, Manhunter and Heat. But did you know that he’s tried his hand at writing novels too? Most notably, Heat Two, the literary prequel/sequel to one of his most iconic films. Our writer Oliver Parker sees how it compares…

LeftLion Magazine #151

Our cycling issue features What Made Raleigh Iconic, Women in Tandem, Cycling Stories, Adrian Scarborough, Ben Travis, Boca Lima, Henry Normal, a tribute to Roger Knott-Fayle and plenty more...

A Tribute to Roger Knott-Fayle

A mainstay in Nottingham’s screen industry for decades, Roger Knott-Fayle was a guiding light for countless aspiring and established filmmakers in the city before his recent passing. Among those is Steven Sheil, who opens up on why Roger meant so much to so many… 

Penelope Isles

FEET

TITUS: T.Rex is King Exhibition

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Uni of Nottingham Graduate Hanna Flint Chats the Importance of Filmmaking, Representation in Cinema and Her New Book Strong Female Character

After graduating from the University of Nottingham, Hanna Flint has gone from strength-to-strength as a film journalist, working at publications like Empire, Time Out and The Guardian. Now we catch up with her about her debut book, Strong Female Character…