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Film Review: Polite Society
Mon 01 May 2023Is Polite Society one for your watchlist? We politely ask you to read this review and find out...
Film Expert Rich Johnson Muses on the Importance of Cinema to Society
Sun 26 Mar 2023Rich Johnson, film lecturer at Nottingham College and writer for Little White Lies and Arrow Video, takes a look at the importance of cinema to our society - and how the screen industry is constantly changing and challenging us…
Theatre Review: A One-Act Event by the West Bridgford Dramatic Society
Thu 14 Jul 2022This talented stage group continues to prove itself as a hub for up-and-coming talent...
Duo Jimmy Rocket and LVNDLXRD Talk Their New EP, and the Notts Music Scene
Sat 11 Jun 2022There aren’t too many duos doing it better than Jimmy Rocket and LVNDLXRD (aka Curtz) right now. Having been part of the musical fabric of the city for years, the lyrical/producer match-up is garnering praise for the release of their latest EP, Bespoke Verses, which also features the likes of Rico and Vandal Savage. Music Co-Editor Elliot Farnsworth sat down with the pair fresh off the back of a string of shows to find out more about one of the most exciting recent collaborations in the Notts music scene…
Film Review: Red Rocket
Tue 15 Mar 2022Simon Rex skilfully portrays a challenging yet fascinating protagonist in Sean Baker's latest satire...
Nusic MC Sessions: Jimmy Rocket
Tue 16 Mar 2021This is the first Nusic MC session. Featuring Jimmy Rocket. Recorded at LL HQ.
The Rise of the Redditors: How One Notts’ Society Got Caught in the Crossfire of a Stock Market Frenzy
Sat 30 Jan 2021What do Wall Street, Reddit, GameStop and one of the most bizarre periods of trading in the history of the stock market have to do with Nottingham? Well, it has something to do with Robin Hood…
Out of Time: The Life of Samuel Fox, Founder of Nottingham Building Society
Fri 01 Jan 2021We take a look at the life of philanthropist, educator, anti-slavery campaigner and founder of the Nottingham Building Society, Samuel Fox...
The Nottingham Anime and Manga Society Meet Every Week for Special Screenings, Events and More
Mon 03 Feb 2020Nottingham’s anime and manga society, aka NAMSOC, invited LeftLion to come to one of their weekly meetups to talk all things community, anime, and identity...
Theatre Review: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Fri 12 Jul 2019Nottingham Shakespeare Company are bringing Oberon, Puck, Bottom and the gang to various locations around the city...
Art Review: Paint a Poppy Challenge and Open Day at The Society of All Artists in Newark
Thu 11 Apr 2019Newark holds the space used by the Society of All Artists, a cultural hub bringing creative people together to work, inspire and promote themselves both nationally and internationally. We headed down for their Open Day, to check out the society’s new group exhibition Paint a Poppy...
The Nottingham Astronomical Society Have Been Scanning the Skies for Decades
Mon 18 Mar 2019Anyone who casts their eyes skyward on the evening of Thursday 21 March might be treated with a view of the supermoon – a phenomenon whereby the moon appears especially large in the sky. One man guaranteed to be watching is John Hurst, chairman of the Nottingham Astronomical Society, a group dedicated to discovering the secrets of space...
Nusic Future Session: The Fine Art Society
Mon 10 Dec 2018New Nottingham music from this bunch of talented boggers...
Film Review: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Fri 27 Apr 2018Inspired by the 2008 novel of the same name, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society follows writer Juliet Ashton (Lily James) and her relationship with the strangely named book club on Guernsey island.
Nottingham Writers' Studio to Host Joint Networking Event with Society of Authors
Mon 26 Feb 2018Alright you literary lovelies, it’s time to sharpen those pencils and get them typing fingers at the ready — The Nottingham Writers’ Studio and the Society of Authors will be hosting their big networking event for 2018 on Saturday 3 March, following the Writing East Midlands Writer’s Conference. In preparation, we asked journalist, copywriter, and Writers’ Studio alumni Natalie Mills to have a chat with Society of Authors Head of Staff Anna Ganley about what can be expected on the night.
The Dilettante Society on Suffragette Helen Watts
Wed 08 Mar 2017"Votes for women will not be won by drawing-room chatter... it has got to be fought for in the market-places, and if we don't fight for it, no one else will"
Nottingham Secular Society Fracking Debate: INEOS Shale Vs Frackfree Nottinghamshire
Tue 28 Feb 2017With the news that there might be fracking potentially starting in Sherwood Forest still fresh in the mind, Nottingham Secular Society hosted a debate on the subject. Garry Harwood, CEO of INEOS Shale, and Dennis May from Frackfree Nottinghamshire were invited to debate the motion, "This house believes that fracking is intrinsically safe and will be of great benefit to the country"
Newstead Abbey Byron Society Review
Sat 28 Jan 2017We spoke to Ralph Lloyd-Jones about libraries, Lord Byron, and his new role editing together the Newstead Abbey Byron Society Review...
The Dilettante Society on Watson Fothergill
Sat 22 Oct 2016"The enchanting additions Fothergill made to our cityscape were the fruits of a curious mind captivated by beauty and dedicated to cultivating his aesthetic"
The Dilettante Society on Cornelius Brown
Tue 02 Aug 2016A 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
The Dilettante Society on Sir Vauncey Harpur-Crewe
Tue 12 Jul 2016"Many of the hundred or so rooms were out of use, abundantly piled with cases of stuffed animals, fossils, shells, artworks and unused antiques in chaotic disarray"
The Dilettante Society on William Byron
Fri 17 Jun 2016"He heaved the body into the carriage, onto the lap of his wife, and took the reins. Unsurprisingly, Elizabeth left him soon after this particular incident"
Musical Review: Carlton Operatic Society presents Grease
Thu 02 Jun 2016You can catch the amateur production of the classic at Nottingham's Theatre Royal until Sunday 5 June
The Dilettante Society on Jackey Peet
Sat 14 May 2016"He was rumoured to be unable to sit on a chair for fear of breaking its legs, and had to forfeit the luxury of a comfy bed for the floor"