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Theatre Review: Wendy and Peter Pan at The Television Workshop

The third play in the Television Workshop season took place at Metronome and we were all hooked...

Overheard in Notts

Big Baby heard some right tripe this month... 

Wavelength: Students Raving All Day For Charity

Oliver Payne has a natter with Lulu Parry-Clarke, Dan Reading and Nathan Stables, of UoN Underground Music Society, ahead of their fundraising bash this Saturday.

Ayup Duck: The Latest Nottingham News

What's ruffled his feathers this month?

Theatre Review: David Almond's Skellig at Nottingham Playhouse

Skellig by David Almond is Artistic Director Adam Penford’s sophomore family show of his tenure at Nottingham Playhouse. Lisa Blair takes the directorial reins of this darkly supernatural tale, guiding the audience along a journey which boldly discusses mortality through the lens of magic realism, provoking discussions and placing lumps in throats.

LeftLion Film Podcast #16 - Nick Frost

Hosts Ashley Carter & Derry Shillitto chat to Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz star Nick Frost about his new film Fighting with my Family and his upcoming appearance at EM-Con Nottingham on May 4-5. 

Live Music Review: Group Listening at Metronome

Group Listening, the collaborative name of Stephen Black (aka Sweet Baboo) and experimental musician Paul Jones, have produced an album of ambient classics, reworked and reinterpreted for clarinet and piano. They stopped off at Metronome on their latest tour to give this Notts crowd quite a treat…

Nusic Future Session: Louis Croft

New Nottingham music from this talented boggers...

Film Review: Us

Jordan Peele's follow-up to the enormously successful Get Out is in cinemas now... 

Film Review: The White Crow

The third film from the directorial career of Ralph Fiennes tells the story of Russian ballet icon Rudolph Nureyev and his defection to the West... 

When Notts County Won The FA Cup

With Notts County having spent the majority of the season struggling to avoid relegation to the non-league, it’s easy to forget that things haven’t always been doom and gloom for the Meadow Lane club. In fact, this month marks 125 years since the world’s oldest professional football club won the FA Cup. Despite being one of the greatest moments in the Magpie’s history, it’s a story that ended in tragedy for Jimmy Logan, the striker who scored a hat trick that day…

Soundin' Off: The Last Poets come to Peggy's Skylight

The Last Poets were the first wordsmiths that preceded hip-hop. Our Will had a fascinating chat with original Poets member Abiodun Oyewole ahead of their performance at Peggy's Skylight on 27 March.

Live Music Review: Soft Girls & Boys Club at The Bodega

Local lads Soft Girls & Boys Club launched their EP in epic fashion at The Bodega this weekend...

Live Music Review: Red Rum Club at Rough Trade

Red Rum Club blew our Tina Sherwood’s socks off at their sell-out Rough Trade gig…

Theatre Review: Brave New World at The Television Workshop

Written by award-winning playwright Dawn King, Brave New World is the theatre adaptation of Aldous Huxley’s 1932 novel of the same name. We got down to The Television Workshop, to see the performance as part of their 2019 Play Season..

5 Nottingham Albums to Listen to This Month

Featuring The Five Hundred, Shxdow, Dog Explosion, Garry Perkins and Pete Beardsworth...

Live Music Review: dodie at Rock City

Singer-songwriter dodie brought smiles, tears and excitement to Rock City this week...

Jenny Sealey MBE: The Journey of a Deaf Artist in the World of Disability Arts

Artistic Director and CEO of Graeae Theatre Company, local woman Jenny Sealey MBE has been advocating for the rights of D/deaf artists, and artists with disabilities, by promoting access in theatre for over two decades. She recently appeared at Nottingham Trent University's Distinguished Lecture series, looking back at her life, career, and incredible achievements...

Theatre Review: Georgina Lock's The Lady in the Veil at West Bridgford Library

The lesser known tale of a Nottingham-born aristocrat and her quest to bring Smallpox innoculations into general medical practise in the 1700s has been adapted for the stage in a one-woman play. Bea Udeh attended the East Midlands premiere of The Lady in the Veil at West Bridgford Library to out more about this fine lass of Nottingham heritage and her vast appetite for certain experiences underneath the yashmak.

Nusic Podcast #200 with The Half Eight, Juganaut, Nactus Kunan, Josh Wheatley and more...

The Underground Radio Scene in Nottingham

Radio has undergone something of a revolution recently, with the internet explosion facilitating a new wave of niche, localised, underground stations that capture the unique sound of their areas. Proving that Nottingham is no exception, our tastemakers have launched their own platforms too, marking the city’s contribution towards this growing movement...

LeftLion Film Podcast #15 - Jessica Hynes

Hosts Ashley Carter & Derry Shillitto chat to BAFTA Award winning actress Jessica Hynes, star of Spaced, Twenty Twelve and W1A, about her new film The Fight. The film, which marks Hynes' directorial debut, is the story of a mother of three who steps into the boxing ring as a method of dealing with the anger that stems from her dysfunctional family and a dark period in her past. 

Live Music Review: Deaf Havana at Rock City

Taking to the Rock City, four-piece Deaf Havana further established their place in mainstream music with an impressive performance...

Theatre Review: The Magic Flute

Opera North lay on a magical night, with bells on

Film Review: Fisherman's Friends

The remarkable true story of The Fisherman's Friends folk group gets the big-screen treatment...