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The next stage: 25 years of the Nottingham Arts Theatre

Fri 23 Oct 2026

For the past 25 years Nottingham Arts Theatre has been serving the city with a programme of local and touring indie stage shows in their iconic 200 year old Hockley building. We spoke to poet, and theatre Chair director Campbell Kay about the theatre’s journey, its role as an educational charity nurturing theatrical talent in Nottingham and their diverse range of shows…

Theatre review: Underneath the Lintel at Nottingham Arts Theatre

Wed 21 Oct 2026

Marilyn Ann Bird gives a spectacular solo performance in Underneath the Lintel this week at Nottingham Arts Theatre...

Theatre Review: Thick & Tight: Natural Behaviour at Lakeside Arts

Tue 20 Oct 2026

Two moths, a pantomime horse, a lesbian seagull and the dust in Quentin Crisp's bedroom walk into a theatre. It sounds like the start of a joke, and to be fair, sometimes it is. But Thick & Tight's Natural Behaviour is also one of the more quietly radical things to land at Lakeside this year...

Dabbling in the Dark Arts: we catch up with organisers of the Dark Arts Market

Mon 12 Oct 2026

It’s officially the spooky season, but for Fiona Holmes and Elyssa Fleming, the eldritch, strange and eerie is more than just an aesthetic that ends with Halloween. They talk to LeftLion about how they created The Dark Arts Market, a place where all ‘alt’ artists and creatives, at all stages of their creative career, can feel seen and supported.

Theatre Review: Grindr the Opera at the Nottingham Arts Theatre

Sat 12 Sep 2026

If you’ve ever opened Grindr “just for a look” and somehow found yourself three hours later discussing your entire life with a stranger, then Grindr: The Opera might feel less like theatre and more like an intervention...

Stage Review: Robin Hood International Improv Festival at the Squire Performing Arts.

Sun 06 Sep 2026

If you think improv is just a group of comedians shouting random words at each other until someone says something funny, then Nottingham’s Robin Hood International Improv Festival might just change your mind...

Exhibition review: Drawn Through Time at Lakeside Arts

Sat 11 Jul 2026

Nottingham's cultural landscape has quietly become one of the most exciting in the Midlands, with Lakeside Arts consistently bringing ambitious exhibitions to the city that challenge how audiences engage with contemporary art. Its latest exhibition, Drawn Through Time, is no exception. Housed within the Djanogly Gallery at the University of Nottingham, the exhibition takes what many might consider the simplest of artistic practices – drawing – and transforms it into something far richer: a way of navigating history, memory and imagination.

Review: Hot Pot at Lakeside Arts

Sat 27 Jun 2026

This new play, by Nottingham's Hongwei Bao, explores East Asian LGBTQ+ narratives as four friends gather round the dinner table for a night of memories and revelations...

Plays, classic films, and gigs in association with LeftLion: Here's what's on in Nottingham this week, 15 - 21 June

Sun 14 Jun 2026

There's a lot to do this week in Nottingham, with a classic film shown in 35mm at the Savoy and local institution the Television Workshop showcasing a play about Notts County FC, among other options. Here's a few things we think are worth doing.

Theatre Review: RONiN at Lakeside Arts

Wed 27 May 2026

RONiN tells the story of a swordswoman up against overwhelming odds in this innovative and visually striking show...

Theatre Review: Papillons at Lakeside Arts

Thu 14 May 2026

Papillons: A beautiful invitation, fully realised...

Theatre review: Take Flight at Lakeside Arts is an aerial treat for parents and babies

Wed 13 May 2026

Following a mother and baby bird through the early stages of parenthood, Take Flight by local theatre company Rebel Sparks came to Lakeside Arts this weekend, uplifting early years theatre to new heights. Izzy and Bobby Bradley went down to check it out...

Take Flight: Ria Ashcroft tells us about her circus theatre show for 0-2 year olds which comes to Lakeside Arts this weekend...

Fri 08 May 2026

Blending theatre and aerial silks, Take Flight is a multi-sensory, interactive show from local theatre company Rebel Sparks. Coming to Lakeside Arts this weekend, we sat down for a chat with co-artistic director Ria Ashcroft from Circus Hub to hear more about this unique form of children's entertainment...

Preview: Inside Papillons' Radical Approach to Openness at Lakeside Arts

Mon 04 May 2026

Papillons, coming soon to Lakeside Arts, is a collaboration between music makers Manchester Collective and the dance-theatre company Thick & Tight. Leftlion interviews the artists for an insight into what is billed as 'a performance like no other'...

Theatre Review: Cinderella Ice Cream Seller at Lakeside Arts

Tue 21 Apr 2026

Lakeside Arts offers a retelling of a fairy tale classic with a blend of storytelling, live music, and theatrical magic. Cinderella's is now an ice cream factory, and therein lies the tale...

Theatre Interview: Sam Harry Macgregor actor and writer from Hold The Line at Nottingham Arts Theatre

Wed 08 Apr 2026

Hold the Line is a new play coming to the Nottingham Arts Theatre that lifts the lid on life and work at the NHS 111 telephone service. Rising star Sam Harry Macgregor, who wrote and stars in the play, talks to Leftlion about the journey...

Theatre Review : I’m Muslamic, Don’t Panik at the Lakeside Arts Theatre

Fri 27 Feb 2026

From Bristol to Tehran and back again, Bobak invites the audience on a journey to accept his own heritage, in the face of a hostile western media...

Theatre Review: Kiss Me Kate by the West Bridgford Operatic Society at the Squire Performing Arts Centre

Thu 19 Feb 2026

The West Bridgford Operatic Society puts on Kiss Me Kate, Cole Porter's famed musical that juggles a play within a play. Ambitious stuff. So how did they do...

Comedy Review: Vittorio Angelone's 'You Can't Say Nothing Any More' at the Nottingham Arts Theatre

Thu 12 Feb 2026

Vittorio Angelone is back in town again with his new show at the Nottingham Art's Theatre. The show is titled You Can't Say Nothing Any More. However, our Leftlion critic had plenty to say about that...

Guns, hamburgers and dollar signs: Andy Warhol comes to Lakeside Arts

Wed 04 Feb 2026

Over at Lakeside Arts, a new exhibition, Andy Warhol: Pop Icon documents the work and influence of the famed and enigmatic artist. Featuring rock stars, Hollywood icons, death, hamburgers, guns, and money, this not-to-be-missed exhibition covers Warhol’s glittering career over four decades – Editor Sophie Gargett went along to unpick some of the themes behind his work.

Comedy Review: Mike Rice's Cruel Little Man at the Nottingham Arts Theatre

Sat 31 Jan 2026

One of Ireland's finest new comedians has Nottingham rolling in the aisles...

Theatre Review: Ordinary Decent Criminal at Lakeside Arts

Fri 21 Nov 2025

Mark Thomas returns to Lakeside in a one-man play by Fringe First winner Ed Edwards. Telling the tale of Frankie, a writer and drug dealer with a history in political activism, who is serving his first prison sentence. A terrifying prospect, considering his ‘lack of a right hook’...

Theatre Review: Trouble, Struggle, Bubble and Squeak at Lakeside Arts

Sat 15 Nov 2025

Using a combination of comedy, storytelling and knitted vegetables, Victoria Melody treated us to a tale of resistance that was both tender and galvanising...

Exhibition review: Quiver at Lakeside Arts

Fri 14 Nov 2025

Kate MccGwire's latest solo exhibition, Quiver, is a powerful overview of 25 years' worth of work. Typically, it does not shy away from the uncomfortable. Bulging, writhing and rippling through more than three rooms at the Lakeside Arts Centre, Quiver is a body of sculptural work made alive through the dualities MccGwire is fascinated with: the potent beauty of the natural world, and its powerful, sometimes grotesque underbelly…

Primary talks about their new open exhibition and visual arts in the Lenton and Radford community

Sun 12 Oct 2025

Primary has a lot going on. After years of renting, the multi-purpose arts organization bought their own building in 2020 (no mean feat in a sector that’s often chronically underfunded), and have since enjoyed an incredible period of growth, with investment from Arts Council England kicking off an upgrade project for their pretty beautiful Grade II listed former school building. This month Primary will host an exciting new open exhibition, so we decided to find out more about the building and its connection with the local community.

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