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Theatre Review: The Little Mermaid

Forget Disney, this is much darker and full of despair and longing. It was fabulous.

Artist Wolfgang Buttress Talks Nottingham's Capital of Culture Bid

The brain behind The Hive installation at Kew Gardens explains how the 'cultural renaissance' in Nottingham will help us become European Capital of Culture 2023... 

What's on the LeftLion Stereo? Daisy Godfrey, Birthrights, Little Barrie and more...

Our Music Editor picks out some of the best tunes to have come out of our city recently...

Nusic Podcast #155 with Wolf Club, Bone Cult, Stacey McMullen, and more

Nottingham Independent Fashion Parade in Photos

On Saturday 25 March, Nottingham city was transformed into a catwalk to celebrate all the independent shops and fashion brands that exist among us. We got down to check out all of the strutters of the stuff on Saturday...

Theatre Review: All The Little Lights

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

Playwright Jane Upton on All the Little Lights at Nottingham Playhouse

Back up Notts way after a long sojourn down south, playwright Jane Upton returns bearing a heap of plaudits and some daring productions that delve into the darker parts of society. We caught up with her for a word or two…

Wolfgang Buttress Talks Making Music With Bees

Originally designed to soundtrack Wolfgang Buttress’ beehive pavilion at the World Expo in Milan in 2015, One has since been released as a critically acclaimed album...

Musical Review: Little Shop of Horrors

"A rock 'n' roll, musical comedy intertwined with sadistic sex and drugs alongside the heart-warming tale of a boy, a girl and a man-eating plant"

Big Fish Little Fish - Take Your Kids Raving in Nottingham

"Everyone has a mad old time raving along to some of their favourite tunes from 'the old days' - it's brilliant to see all the smiley faces with kids on parents shoulders bouncing up and down to a bit of drum 'n' bass"

Be.One: The Album Made from Wolfgang Buttress' Beehive Pavilion

"Not only were the bees sort of remixing the music, the music heard within the hive was forever changing"

Crying Wolf

We take a look at this local short film, shot in and around Notts and Derby

The Wolfpack

We review this documentary about six brothers who, locked away from society, elaborately reenacted all the favourite films throughout their childhood

Red's Live: Little Brother Eli

As well as being a place to gorge yourself senseless on meat, Nottingham's latest restaurant whack on musicians

Red's Live: Little Brother Eli

As well as being a place to gorge yourself senseless on meat, Nottingham's latest restaurant whack on musicians

Interview: Wolfgang Buttress

Wolfgang Buttress has put angel’s wings and a halo above a London street, woven metal trees into The Lace Market, created floating spheres in Belfast and mapped the universe in Australia. We talked to him at his studio about art, science, football... and a very special collaboration with Tindersticks in June.

Lulu B's Little Vintage Beauty Parlour

Unbeknownst to many, there's the sweetest place to get your barnet sorted - fifties style - in the middle of Hopkinson...

The Zoo Story / Little Dolls

A pair of crime related short plays

Interview: Marcus Clarke

Marcus Clarke and his wife Helena Smee have spent the last twenty years in a Sherwood house full of dismembered body parts. Calm down, Officer – they’re only keeping their hands in as one of the UK’s foremost puppet-based production companies with a list of credits as long as, well, your arm…

The Little Ones

Interview: Little Barrie

"I had been in bands before, but they were mainly instrumentals, and I wanted to do something more song based"...

Peanut Butter Wolf

Hiphop DJ and legendary vinyl junkie Peanut Butter Wolf is in town this Wednesday and you can get in for just £5

Very Little Women

LipService make a welcome return with another of their literary spoofs