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The Jungle Book is Coming to Nottingham Lakeside Arts

Tue 11 Jul 2017

In a collaboration between Nottingham Lakeside Arts and New Street Theatre, The Jungle Book is coming to town. True to the Kipling score, and definitely not Disney, the production has an awesome new musical makeup. We speak to director of the show Martin Berry about what to expect from the bogger...

Music Reviews: June 2017

Fri 07 Jul 2017

With London Grammar, Tom McCartney, Widows, Sawyer, Minatore, Endless Grinning Skulls, Daudi Matsiko, Cameron Sinclair Harris and Arc Nade...

Five Leaves Bookshop Don't Know When Their Birthday Is

Wed 05 Jul 2017

One of the highlights of Five Leaves Publications’ tenth anniversary was the argument between those present as to whether the anniversary was actually the eleventh or twelfth. We know for sure our twentieth anniversary was either 2015 or 2016. It certainly is not 2017. Either way, we forgot about it until LeftLion asked us what we’ve learned in two decades of publishing. What we’ve learned, is that we’re crap at anniversaries...

The Particle Beast book launch at the Nottingham Writer’s Studio

Thu 29 Jun 2017

Nottingham based author, Ian Douglas, explores life on Mars in the third instalment of his teen sci-fi adventure. We headed down to the book launch at NWS, where Douglas spoke about what’s in store for Zeke Hailey in this gripping nigh-apocalyptic tale…

Meet the Two Notts Students Breaking into the Brewing World

Mon 19 Jun 2017

Ashley Wadeson and Dan Boxall don’t do things by halves – more like by the gallon. As the two MSc Brewing Science students prepare to launch their new collaborative beer with Black Iris Brewery as part of their course, they tell us more about probably the coolest dissertation project in the world, why they’re a hit at house parties, and their plans for beery world domination…

Dispossession: The Great Social Housing Swindle Screens at Broadway Cinema This Month

Thu 15 Jun 2017

The social housing crisis isn’t easy to get the bonce round, and unfortunately it’s not going away anytime soon, either. Director of Sleaford Mods: Invisible Britain, Paul Sng of Velvet Joy Productions, is set to launch a new, independent documentary following in the footsteps of his previous work; contextualising austerity measures in the UK. The latest film is called Dispossession: The Great Social Housing Swindle, and it’s set to screen at Broadway Cinema this month...

A History of Nottingham Open Tennis

Fri 09 Jun 2017

Alongside Eastbourne and Queens, the Nottingham Open is one of the premier grass-court tournaments held in this country in the run-up to Wimbledon. But does success in Nottingham translate to success in London? We have a look back at past finalists to see how they got on…

Young Books Run Wild: Celebrating 30 Days of British Wildlife Literature with the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust

Thu 01 Jun 2017

Determined to get us bookworms out and about in the sunshine, the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust has launched a month-long campaign to review books about all things wild.

Music Reviews: May

Fri 26 May 2017

With Alice Short, Alec Bowman, Ben McElroy, Brooders, Crimson General, Fonzse, Gallery 47, Jum and I'm Not From London...

From Vilnius to Viccy Centre: Celebrating Lithuanian Literature At The Easiest Launch

Tue 23 May 2017

It's not often we get the chance to celebrate literature from further afield. Thankfully, Noir Press have brought the best and brightest of continent to us. We went to One BC for the launch of their latest Lithuanian dark romance The Easiest.

6 Books to get Stuck into This May

Sat 20 May 2017

Books from Nottingham's finest, reviewed for your pleasure...

History of the Esperanto Language in Nottingham

Tue 02 May 2017

Esperanto is the most widely spoken constructed language in the world. And it's got some pretty interesting roots in Nottingham...

A Brief History of World Snooker Championships in Nottingham

Mon 17 Apr 2017

We take a dive into the geographical history of the World Snooker Championship, and dig up an old rivalry…

9 Notts Music Albums, Reviewed: Scorzayzee, Clay Shaped Boy, Damn Craters and more

Thu 06 Apr 2017

If you're from Nottingham and you want your tunes reviewed, hit up leftlion.co.uk/sendusmusic...

9 Notts Music Albums to Tickle your Tabs

Wed 22 Mar 2017

We review the latest music albums born in Nottingham

Notts Artist Video Mat on Writing a Book About His Indian Adventure

Thu 16 Mar 2017

We spoke to the man behind White Dolemite about his upcoming novel A Honky's Journey Through Chaos...

The Monthly Gift Notts: Donate Sanitary Products for Homeless Women

Wed 08 Mar 2017

Periods. They absolutely, categorically suck. So imagine not being able to afford the very things that spare you some dignity. In the age of austerity, this has become a problem for many women, so local lass Paige Bromley decided to start an organisation that makes it dead easy to donate products for those in need...

23 Influential Black and Minority Ethnic Women in Nottingham

Wed 08 Mar 2017

Here is a handful of ladies who will give you a run for your money when it comes to creativity, innovation and activism

World Book Day Quiz

Thu 02 Mar 2017

It's World Book Day! To celebrate we've put this quiz together to work out how much you know about Nottingham Literature

Five Leaves Shortlisted for Independent Bookshop of the Year

Wed 01 Mar 2017

Five Leaves Bookshop, Nottingham's radical and independent seller of paged goods, is on the shortlist for the regional round of the UK and Ireland Independent Bookshop of the Year Award, for the second year running. Gerrin.

Review: The Art of Black Hair at New Art Exchange

Wed 01 Mar 2017

NAE looks at the various ways in which black people style and celebrate their hair in the gallery's latest exhibition...

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

Prosthetic Wounds and Body Casting Workshops with Fake-Up

Tue 07 Feb 2017

Steve Best of Fake-Up has been working in the special effects industry for years. This month, for the second in a series of monthly workshops, there’s the chance to have a go at body casting with the man himsen, upstairs at The Navigation Inn. We put a few questions to our Steve ahead of the day…

14 Music Albums to Stuff in Your Tabs

Fri 13 Jan 2017

If you're from Nottingham and you'd like your tunes reviewed, drop us a line at music@leftlion.co.uk

4 Books To Read Over The Festive Period

Mon 02 Jan 2017

One year ago, Nottingham became a UNESCO City of Literature. Since then, creative writing courses have been closed down, the DH Lawrence Heritage Centre has been sold off, and the fate of the Central Library lies in the hands of a property developer. Offsetting this is the Festival of Literature, the Line of Light installation on Station Street and, most importantly of all, the authors who keep banging out beautiful books...

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