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We sent Nick Parkhouse down to Rina Sawayama's first ever Nottingham gig...

Nottingham Comedy Festival Returns

Wed 19 Oct 2022

Nottingham Comedy Festival is back in November, here's the lowdown...

Showcasing the Best of the Worst, We Learn More About Notts Bad Movie Club

Wed 19 Oct 2022

Have you ever seen a film that’s so bad it’s good? Do you often return to ‘hate watches’, sticking on something that’s enjoyable for its awfulness? If so, you’ll love Notts Bad Movie Club, the city’s regular film night showcasing the very best of the worst…

Wanting to make sure it's not just those posh lot in the capital getting to see all the greatest new releases, we sent Jack Francis down south for two weeks of world premieres, incredible debuts and a surprising amount of cannibalism...

Exhibition Review: Social Resource Project for Tennis Clubs at Bonington Gallery

Tue 18 Oct 2022

Renowned conceptual artist, Stephen Willats, returns to Nottingham to finish what he started in the 1970s and ignites a rallying cry for wider engagement in the arts...

Review: Escape From R. M. S. Titanic at Houdini's Nottingham

Tue 18 Oct 2022

As the Titanic pulled into Nottingham (and, more specifically, the back corner of Tenpin near Showcase), we decided to hop on board and see if we could jump ship before it sank to the bottom of the ocean. Or, in other words, we tried out Houdini’s ‘Escape From R.M.S. Titanic’ escape room. Here’s how we got on…

Colin Baker Chats Doctor Who, Nadine Dorries and Bringing Sherlock Holmes to Mansfield

Tue 18 Oct 2022

Ahead of the Palace Theatre's showing of The Hound of the Baskervilles, LeftLion sit down with Sherlock Holmes himself, actor Colin Baker. We discuss the iconic detective, Doctor Who, Nadine Dorries in the jungle, how Davros got him wearing Crocs, and the status of Colin’s lucky underpants...

Gig Review: The Big Moon at Rough Trade

Tue 18 Oct 2022

We sent Marta Tavares down to Rough Trade to see The Big Moon perform tracks from their new album Here is Everything...

Gig Review: Oh Wonder at Rough Trade

Tue 18 Oct 2022

Following the launch of their brand-new album 22 Make, Oh Wonder performed a celebration of their music at Nottingham’s Rough Trade...

Film Review: Triangle of Sadness

Tue 18 Oct 2022

Another film, another Palme d'Or for Rubel Östlund, this time for a release that plays like a mashup of Gosford Park, Parasite and Lord of the Flies...

In Photos: Courtney Marie Andrews at Rough Trade

Tue 18 Oct 2022

Travelling from Phoenix, Arizona to Broad Street, Nottingham, Courtney Marie Andrews recently took over Rough Trade for an intimate acoustic session and signing...