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Film Review: Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
Mon 22 May 2023A heart warming coming age film adapted from 1970s classic...
Speak Easy: The Collaboration With Nottingham Playhouse Providing Young People With Creative Spaces
Fri 28 Apr 2023Members of the UNESCO City of Literature Youth Board, Connor Brown and Abi Hutchison, have created an event called Speak Easy in collaboration with Nottingham Playhouse. We chat to the duo about breaking into the creative industry as a young person and what the event means to them…
3 Reasons Why You Should Check Out Some International Ice Hockey in Nottingham
Sun 23 Apr 2023With Team GB games coming thick and fast, here's why you should get down to the Motorpoint Arena ASAP...
From Raging Bull to Esports Championships, Here’s What You Need to Check Out in Nottingham This Week
Mon 17 Apr 2023Films, games and everything between - we have all it in Notts over the next seven days...
Everything You Need to Know About Splendour Festival 2023
Wed 12 Apr 2023Despite the current challenges facing pretty much everyone in the country bar the top 1%, DHP Family, and its stable in Nottingham, London and Bristol, continue to go from strength to strength - surviving the triple threat of the pandemic, a cost-of-living crisis, and pressures from major corporate organisations with extensive industry know-how. We catch up with head honcho George Akins to find out more and discuss the finer details of their annual blue ribboned event, Splendour Festival, fifteen years on from when it all began…
Everything You Need to Know About The Hundred Ahead of Its Return to Nottingham This Summer
Thu 06 Apr 2023The exciting event is stopping by Trent Bridge this August. We run through all the details...
Theatre Review: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
Thu 06 Apr 2023Sam Harvey went to Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead...
Everything You Need to Know About SMUT! Verbal Burlesque, the Safe Space for Celebrating Love, Sex and Everything in Between
Tue 04 Apr 2023A night of poetry and storytelling, SMUT! Verbal Burlesque is Nottingham’s only open mic night dedicated to the exploration of human sexuality. A safe space (for those over eighteen), it’s a celebration of love, sex and everything in between. We catch up with organiser Ben Macpherson to find out more…
5 of the Best Places to Stretch Your Legs in Notts
Fri 24 Mar 2023Nottinghamshire is full of picturesque places to embrace the great outdoors. Here are five ideas for walks to get you on the front foot...
Preview: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead at Nottingham Playhouse
Mon 13 Mar 2023Make sure you don't miss this one-of-a-kind production...
We Chat With Journalist Gary Younge Before His Visit to Nottingham's Squire Performing Arts Centre
Fri 03 Mar 2023Journalist, author, sociology lecturer and former Editor-at-Large at The Guardian, Gary Younge is heading to our city in March to discuss his sixth book. Ahead of his visit, we sit down with him to delve deeper into his fascinating career…
Prolific Notts Photographer Rich Bell Now Has A Youtube Channel
Mon 27 Feb 2023If you’ve taken a stroll around Nottingham at any point of any day of any week, you may have spotted Rich Bell with his camera, capturing everyday moments and celebrating them as something more than that. We hear all about his work, motivations and YouTube channel - which brings his stunning photography to screens across the county…
We Meet Lounge Trip, The Cinema Collective For Young People
Mon 13 Feb 2023In our digital world, films, cinema and TV have become isolating activities. Yet, more and more people are yearning for community. We chat with Charlie and Betsy from Lounge Trip - an upcoming youth cinema collective aiming to redefine cinemas as spaces which serve young people, provide opportunities and unite younger audiences.
5 Events You Should Check Out at This Year's Festival of Science and Curiosity
Fri 03 Feb 2023Nottingham's Festival of Science and Curiosity returns. Here are five things you need to try out for yourself while it's here...
Playing a Key Role in the Nottingham Youth Climate Assembly, Liv Marshall Shares an Inspiring Message
Wed 04 Jan 2023From studying for her GCSEs to playing a key role in the Nottingham Youth Climate Assembly, fifteen-year-old Liv Marshall is already a leader in the fight for the planet. It’s not always easy, but when it comes to preventing literal world-ending events, Liv says it’s important to always keep going…
Promote your business with LeftLion
Tue 03 Jan 2023LeftLion Magazine has been shouting loud about the best of Nottingham culture since 2003. We're passionate about showcasing our partners to over 50,000 readers each month. Find out more about the reach we can offer you...
Comedian and NHS Anaesthetist Ed Patrick Chats New Book Catch Your Breath
Tue 06 Dec 2022Part-time comedian and full-time NHS anaesthetist, Ed Patrick has taken to writing about the wacky world of medicine in his new book Catch Your Breath: The Secret Life of a Sleepless Anaesthetist. Ahead of Patrick’s visit to Five Leaves this December, our writer Lewis Keech catches up with the new author to chat his medical memoir, podcast and humour that can be found in the darkest moments…
Everything You Need to Know About Without Sin, the Upcoming ITV X Series Shot In Nottinghamshire
Sun 20 Nov 2022It’s set in Nottingham, it stars Vicky McClure and it’s packed with talent from The Television Workshop - there’s no series more Notts than upcoming drama Without Sin. Ahead of its release on ITV X, we sit down with the show’s writer and creator Frances Poletti to hear all about it…