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Film Review: Redoubtable

Fri 18 May 2018

Michel Hazanavicius' biopic of French New-Wave pioneer Jean-Luc Godard is anything but hagiographical... 

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Poetry Profile: Crosswords

Fri 18 May 2018

On the second Wednesday of every month in a cosy cave three floors below the Malt Cross you'll find Crosswords, Nottingham's only subterranean spoken word open mic. Our Martin Grey popped down to May's event and also had a chat with the organisers, Leanne Moden and Jake Wildeman, and this month's headliner, Gemma Baker.

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Theatre Review: Legally Blonde The Musical

Thu 17 May 2018

Pink, feisty and funny.

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Live Music Review: Jazz Recovery Session at Rough Trade Nottingham

Mon 14 May 2018

We got down to Rough Trade Nottingham to check out the fifth Jazz Recovery Session with DJ Daddio and Ex-Friendly...

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Live Music Review: Too Many Zooz at Rescue Rooms

Mon 14 May 2018

Born in the subways of New York City in 2013, viral busking trio Too Many Zooz create an extremely unique sound...

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Art Review: Zanele Muholi's Somnyama Ngonyama, Hail The Dark Lioness at New Art Exchange

Fri 11 May 2018

We got down to New Art Exchange's latest exhibition Zanele Muholi: Somnyama Ngonyama, Hail The Dark Lioness

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Theatre Review: Jersey Boys at Theatre Royal

Fri 11 May 2018

Sixties superstardom comes via revenge, betrayal and crime...

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Film Review: Avengers: Infinity War

Wed 09 May 2018

More Marvel! Finally! And this one has everyone in it! Huzzah!

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Theatre Review: Flashdance the Musical

Tue 08 May 2018

There’s a rift in space and time leading back to the 1980s...

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Left Duck: Nottinghamshire Cricket News and Updates

Mon 07 May 2018

April means the kick-off of the cricket season and Nottinghamshire's first three matches featured the full range of English "spring" weather. We have a look back at how they got on out on the pitch.

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Live Music Review: British Sea Power at Rock City

Mon 07 May 2018

British Sea Power proved popular enough for their gig to be upgraded from Rescue Rooms to Rock City. We headed down to the new venue to check ‘em out.

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Film Review: Tully

Sun 06 May 2018

Jason Reitman, Diablo Cody and Charlize Theron, the director/writer/actor team behind 2011's Young Adult have reunited for a no-holds-barred look at the less glamorous side of motherhood...

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Theatre Review: Queen - A Rock and Symphonic Spectacular at Theatre Royal

Sat 05 May 2018

We weren't massively impressed, to be honest...

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Poetry Profile: Translating Activism Workshop with Kalyani Thakur, Sipra Mukherjee, and Jo Dixon

Sat 05 May 2018

If you thought that we'd be sick of poetry after last week's festival, you'd be dead wrong. Today we're highlighting the incredible work of Kalyani Thakur, a Dalit poet and political activist from West Bengal, following her appearance at the Translating Activism workshop hosted by the Postcolonial Studies Centre at Nottingham Trent University. 

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Nottingham Poetry Festival 2018 in Photos

Thu 03 May 2018

We had a bleddy blast checking out what the bards had to say...

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Robin Hood Vs Sheriff of Nottingham Rap Battle and Mark Grist at Nottingham Poetry Festival in Photos

Thu 03 May 2018

It was absolute carnage down at the Fox and Grapes for Poetry is Dead Good, as part of the Nottingham Poetry Festival...

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Nottingham Poetry Festival 2018: Thank Poetry It’s Friday!

Tue 01 May 2018

LeftLion fills its boots on Poetry Glorious Poetry (as Oliver didn’t say!) at Poetry On A Plate and NPF PRESENTS: Elvis McGonagall, Stephen Thomas and Bridie Squires…

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Nottingham Poetry Festival 2018: Hollie McNish & Cleo Asarbre-Holt Warm Up The Old Cold Store

Tue 01 May 2018

With millions of YouTube views and wit to rival any stand up, Hollie McNish is the friendly face of home-grown British poetry. Nottingham’s thriving poetry scene packed into the Old Cold Store (round the back of the Vat & Fiddle) to see her and Notts-based Cleo Asarbre-Holt perform.

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Film Review: Funny Cow

Sun 29 Apr 2018

Maxine Peake laughs through the tears in this grim rags-to-riches drama set in 1970s Britain.

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Film Review: Here to be Heard: The Story of the Slits

Fri 27 Apr 2018

Miriam Blakemore-Hoy checked out a special screening of the new documentary about legendary all-girl punk band The Slits at Broadway Cinema, at which band members Tessa Pollitt and Palmolive and director William Badgley were present for a Q&A

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Film Review: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Fri 27 Apr 2018

Inspired 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.

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Nottingham Poetry Festival 2018: All We Need Is The Art of Love

Fri 27 Apr 2018

We've been looking forward to this one: “super sibilant sisters” Panya Banjoko and Abii spent their evening exploring their heritage through vibrant verse and music at the stellar Soetry event. We sent our Chloe Rose Whitmore down to hear what they had to say. 

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Doing the Bookshop Hop at Nottingham Poetry Festival

Fri 27 Apr 2018

A dazzling evening of new connections and resonant readings at two of Nottingham’s thriving bookshops, Blackwell’s and Five Leaves…

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Nottingham Poetry Festival 2018: Lions and Tigers and... Trees?

Fri 27 Apr 2018

Oh my. We've had a great time observing this year's poetry festival from the shadows, but this Thursday it was our turn to hog the limelight. Under a web of fairy lights, MC and organiser Aly Stoneman and co showed off some of the best and brightest poetry we at LeftLion have to offer. 

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Nottingham Poetry Festival 2018: Tuesday's Child is Full of Poe(try)

Fri 27 Apr 2018

Another day, another evening of poetic wonderment. We sent our Chloe down to the Fox and Grapes to check out this month's Poetry is Dead Good special, featuring comedy rap-battle legend and fastest tongue in the west Mark Grist. 

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