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Film Review: Mickey 17
Sun 16 Mar 2025We review Bong Joon-Ho’s latest film which we’ve been eagerly waiting for since 'Parasite' both disturbed and delighted us...
Gig review: HotWax at Rough Trade
Sat 15 Mar 2025We were all in for a Hot Shock at Rough Trade – with their debut album blistering its way through the charts, HotWax took us on a sonic rollercoaster of noise...
LeftLion's Latest Listens #18: Notts music we're currently spinning
Fri 14 Mar 2025In our latest edition of LeftLion's Latest Listens, our music team reviews a selection of recent new releases. This time it's the turn of ROB.GREEN, Dead Mint, Drew Thomas, Sam Oakley and Stuart Pearce...
Comedy Review: Nightmare! Nightmare! Kill! Kill! at the Lord Roberts
Fri 14 Mar 2025Ahoy there! Drag artists Benthic Zone and Doxxie Phisher launch their latest show and it's all hands on deck.
Gig review: Doves at Rock City, with White Flowers
Thu 13 Mar 2025With frontman Jimi Goodwin only at Rock City 'in spirit', Doves fought on to perform a Nottingham show that proved the resilience and quality of their back catalogue...
Theatre Review: Everybody’s Talking About Jamie at Nottingham Arts Theatre
Thu 13 Mar 2025The joyful coming-of-age musical struts into Nottingham Arts Theatre with a bright young cast and plenty of sass
Gig review: Divorce at Rough Trade
Wed 12 Mar 2025Last time Divorce played live in Nottingham they did four consecutive nights at the Bodega. This time around, they’re doing two gigs on the same day, taking place at Rough Trade. We headed down to the first of the shows to hear the band perform in their hometown for the first time since their debut album Drive to Goldenhammer was released to great acclaim…
Theatre Review: (the) Woman at Nottingham Playhouse
Tue 11 Mar 2025The triumph of M’s hit play is hijacked by motherhood. What happens now? This play gives the truths society would prefer not to know about...
Gig review: Wille and the Bandits at The Bodega
Tue 11 Mar 2025Wille and the Bandits mesmerised the crowd at The Bodega on Saturday with a stunning display of their unique take on rock music, which is all brought together in a musical tapestry, woven in a way that only this band know how. It's safe to say the show left those who’d ventured out early that evening something to really think about...
Gig review: International Women's Day show at The Bodega, with Lara Elise Grant, Emily Alice and Dorothy Ella
Mon 10 Mar 2025The Bodega played host to a set of empowering gigs commemorating International Women's Day, in collaboration with Dizzy Magazine. We dropped in at the downstairs bar, where pink lighting, disco balls, glitter streamers (and crucial background music of Chappell Roan and Wet Leg) were ready to celebrate and support the local female artists of Nottingham’s music scene - to honour what we have achieved, and what work still needs to be done and recognised in the predominantly patriarchal industry...
Gig review: The Boxer Rebellion at Rescue Rooms
Mon 10 Mar 2025Imagine being featured in Hollywood movies and that is not even the coolest thing about your band! The Boxer Rebellion put on a wonderful, mellow performance at Nottingham’s Rescue Rooms and made a packed out venue feel like an intimate show with their heart-warming and rousing tracks...
Gig review: Matilda Mann at Rough Trade
Sat 08 Mar 2025Roxwell, the debut album from the up-and-coming Matilda Mann, echoes the styling of some indie-folk greats. Understated and well-formed, Mann’s sound is perfect for the intimate loft space at Rough Trade Nottingham, a treat for fans who can anticipate a big 2025 for an exciting new artist...
LeftLion's Latest Listens #17 special edition: Divorce
Fri 07 Mar 2025In this special edition of LeftLion's Latest Listens, we sample the debut album Drive to Goldenhammer from Nottingham's own Divorce...
Theatre Review: Macbeth by Nottingham Shakespeare Company
Fri 07 Mar 2025Nottingham Shakespeare Company has conjured the world of Macbeth with a tragic, rugged intensity that grips the audience from the first words to the final clash of swords.
Gig review: You Me At Six at Rock City
Thu 06 Mar 2025You Me At Six bid farewell to their Nottingham fans with three shows at Rock City on their Final Nights of Six Tour. Intensity and nostalgia were mixed with the undeniable energy of a band at their peak...
Gig review: Vazum at The Chapel, with Stained Glass and City Flowers
Tue 04 Mar 2025Travelling all the way from Detroit, rock duo Vazum are welcomed warmly to Nottingham's upper room venue, The Chapel. With two rapidly rising local groups in support, the result was an atmospheric and intoxicating night of incredible music...
Theatre Review: Mariposa at Mansfield Palace Theatre
Tue 04 Mar 2025Set in post-revolution Cuba, Mariposa is a stunning modern dance exploration of the impacts of love, longing and loss...
A new play shines a light on the first pioneer of film-length animation and it is not Disney!
Sun 02 Mar 2025Lakeside Arts hosts this intriguing and inspiring play about Lotte Reiniger...
Film review: 1% of War, a new documentary reveals harrowing details from the frontline in Ukraine
Sat 01 Mar 2025Ukraine war three years on: new documentary, 1% of War reveals harrowing details from the front...
LeftLion's Latest Listens #16: Notts music we're currently spinning
Fri 28 Feb 2025In this edition of LeftLion's Latest Listens, our music team reviews new releases from Otala, Sam Shaw & The Real Eyes, Green Grango, Fallowed and Divorce...
LeftLion Issue #181 March 2025
Fri 28 Feb 2025This month's edition of LeftLion features Fisher Gate Point, Marcus Garvey Centre, Doves, playwright Jane Upton, A Foster Carer in Notts, wild swimming at Colwick Park, Ay-Up Market, The Lace Market Theatre, Bulwell Forest Garden, Sister Midnight and much more...
Theatre Review: The Shark is Broken
Thu 27 Feb 2025Going in deep to the cabin fever of the Jaws set
Film Review: Heart Eyes
Wed 26 Feb 2025A horror comedy that slices into your brain right from the opening scene…
Gig review: PENGSHUi at Rough Trade
Wed 26 Feb 2025More often seen on large festival stages, PENGSHUi's visit to the cosy environs of the upper room at Rough Trade was a show we could not miss. Matt Pratt braved the noise - and darkness - as the band, with no less than four support acts, did their best to bring the house down...
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