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Film Review: La Cocina

Wed 02 Apr 2025

Too many cooks spoil the broth in this absurdist depiction of America's service industry and the false promises of the American Dream...

Film Review: One of Them Days

Wed 02 Apr 2025

Keke Palmer and SZA are the comical duo we didn’t know we needed. Join us as we review this jam-packed tragicomedy…

Gig review: Better Joy at The Bodega

Tue 01 Apr 2025

Manchester's better joy provided a night of raw emotion, infectious joy, and even a moment of rage, at The Bodega…

Theatre Review: The Paper Cinema at Lakeside Arts

Mon 31 Mar 2025

The Paper Cinema’s take on moving pictures dazzles and delights at Lakeside...

Gig review: The Lathums at Rock City

Fri 28 Mar 2025

A captivating fusion of indie charm and raw emotion: The Lathums deliver a stellar performance at Rock City that resonates long after the final chord...

Gig review: ROB.GREEN at Saltbox

Wed 26 Mar 2025

We caught Rob Green on the grand opening night of his Jungle Child UK tour. A jaw-dropping show featuring new music, soulful tunes and moving poetry, all the while praising the love for his hometown, Rob continues to prove he is a true Notts showman not to be missed live...

Theatre Review: Calamity Jane at the Theatre Royal

Wed 26 Mar 2025

Gosh almighty! Look what's in from the Windy City. A rootin' tootin' fancy hoedown to have us all a-laughing and a-humming in the aisles...

Fifth Word Theatre Call-Out For Pop-Up Plays

Wed 26 Mar 2025

Calling Nottingham's playwrights! Pop-up plays will soon be, well, popping up across the region from car parks to libraries and beyond. But first someone has to write them! It's a bold new idea from theatre group Fifth Word. And Artistic Director Laura Ford tells us more...

Gig review: John Cale at The Playhouse

Wed 26 Mar 2025

LeftLion's Ria Serena recently had the enviable pleasure of seeing John Cale live, while he was on the road to promote his latest album, POPtical Illusion. The setlist featured selections from Paris 1919, covers ranging from Elvis to Nico and newer tracks from his latest album. The result? A performance that was nothing short of spectacular...

Gig review: David Gray at the Royal Concert Hall

Tue 25 Mar 2025

Gig review: Tunng at Metronome, with Dana Gavanski

Sun 23 Mar 2025

2005: The year indie rock peaked. The charts are dominated by Kaiser Chiefs, Franz Ferdinand and, latterly, the rise of Arctic Monkeys. It was also (probably) the last year that the NME could be considered the sole arbiter of one’s music taste. Amongst all of that is the release of a debut album that was incredibly ground-breaking for its time. This is Tunng...

Gig review: The Wombats at Motorpoint Arena, with Everything Everything

Sat 22 Mar 2025

Emerging during the mid-00s, Liverpudlian trio The Wombats could have easily fallen into the depths of indie landfill, never to be seen again. But now almost 20 years into their career, they are arguably as strong as they have ever been, having just added sixth studio album Oh! The Ocean to their impressively consistent discography. Now embarking on a massive UK arena tour including the likes of the O2 Arena in London and OVO Hydro in Glasgow, the band swung by Nottingham's Motorpoint Arena to begin their biggest run of shows yet…

Theatre Review: Look After Your Knees at Lakeside Arts

Sat 22 Mar 2025

Natalie Bellingham delivers a solo performance celebrating the messy business of life...

Film Review: Black Bag

Thu 20 Mar 2025

Your brief if you choose to read it: Join us as we review the new spy thriller with Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett...

Exhibition Review: My Order by Allan Weber

Thu 20 Mar 2025

Brazilian multi-disciplinary artist Allan Weber makes his international debut at Nottingham Contemporary with a solo exhibition: My Order, a show exploring the many meanings of the word ‘order’ with its focus spanning orders enforced by police in Rio de Janeiro to orders received by food delivery drivers.