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Live Music Review: Josefin Öhrn + The Liberation at Nottingham Contemporary

Tue 28 Feb 2017

With the ‘hypnotica’ film screenings taking over the Contemporary, it was no surprise that the Swedish group took over The Space. Full of hazy trance like sounds, the band created a hallucinogenic experience...

Live Music Review: Julia Jacklin and Keto at The Bodega

Sun 26 Feb 2017

The Australian singer-songwriter returned to Nottingham as part of her sold-out UK tour, with local favourite supporting...

Theatre Review: The Machine Stops

Thu 23 Feb 2017

The tale of a dystopia where a single machine rules humanity - perhaps we'd better back off the iPods before it becomes a prophesy...

Theatre Review: Touched

Thu 23 Feb 2017

From Lady Bay to Enola Gay. Tanya Raybould went along to see if she was Touched by the revival of Stephen Lowe's Nottingham-based modern classic at the Nottingham Playhouse.

Theatre Review: Avenue Q

Thu 23 Feb 2017

The naughty musical is on at the Nottingham Arts Theatre, and our reviewer proper loved it...

Art Review: Pale Lithics at Malt Cross

Wed 22 Feb 2017

There's a whole lorra light down over at Malt Cross...

Live Music Review: Harry & Chris + Gecko at The Maze

Wed 22 Feb 2017

We went to The Maze to check out some musical comedy from a bunch of wordy chaps…

Live Music Review: Fuzzbox at the Angel Microbrewery

Mon 20 Feb 2017

I'm Not From London presented three bands playing garage rock, psychobilly and surf...

10 Notts Music Albums to Tickle Your Tabs This February

Mon 20 Feb 2017

If you're from Notts and want your tunes reviewed, go to leftlion.co.uk/sendusmusic

Theatre Review: Second Hand Dance's Getting Dressed

Sat 18 Feb 2017

Half-term dressing-up with a splash of dance for a fine old time that makes you want to shake up your morning routine

Art Review: The Object is Alive at Nottingham Castle

Thu 16 Feb 2017

We got down to Nottingham Castle to check out the latest exhibition...

Theatre Review: La Cage Aux Folles

Thu 16 Feb 2017

It's time to open up your closet...

Art Review: All Men By Nature Desire to Know

Wed 15 Feb 2017

As their latest exhibition draws to a close, we implore you to have a look around...

Live Music Review: Amber Run at Rock City

Tue 14 Feb 2017

The Notts rock band are sky-rocketing to success all over the country with popular tunes such as I Found, 5AM and No Answers. Now they’ve come back to their roots for a massive show that marks the release of their second album, For a Moment I Was Lost...

The Festival of Science and Curiosity: Worms, Lava Lamps and Mixed-Reality Storytelling

Tue 14 Feb 2017

In its third year, the Festival of Science and Curiosity is bigger and better than ever. Like all festivals, you had to pick and choose a bit in terms of what to see and what to do but here's what Gav Squires checked out over the weekend...

Film Review: Moonlight

Mon 13 Feb 2017

Another Oscar-tipped film is out in cinemas this week from writer/director Barry Jenkins

Dance Theatre Review: Motionhouse's Scattered at Nottingham Playhouse

Mon 13 Feb 2017

Ian C Douglas went to see Scattered at the Nottingham Playhouse...

Theatre Review: All The Little Lights

Mon 13 Feb 2017

Jane Upton’s new play depicts darkness with deft writing and performances...

Theatre Review: Jonathan Pie at Nottingham Playhouse

Mon 13 Feb 2017

"Your reporter is confused"

Theatre Review: Reduced Shakespeare Company's Shakespeare's Long Lost Play

Mon 13 Feb 2017

A proper funny play that made Shakespeare to all. That's what we like to see...

Dance Theatre Review: Material Men Redux at Nottingham Lakeside Arts

Fri 10 Feb 2017

We went down to Nottingham Lakeside Arts’ Djanogly Theatre to check out Shobana Jeyasingh’s Material Men redux…

Art Review: International Postcard Show

Wed 08 Feb 2017

With less than a week to go before it ends, make sure you go and check out the Surface Gallery’s annual International Postcard Show...

Review: DirtyFilthySexy presents Kim Chi of RuPaul's Drag Race

Mon 06 Feb 2017

We got down to Spanky Van Dykes to check out performances from our local queens, plus a special something from Kim-Chi. Yep, the one from RuPaul's Drag Race...