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City Stylin' #18

We took to the streets to find Notts' best dressed...

Shit-Faced Shakespeare are Bringing a Drunken Performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream to Notts

Back in Shakespeare’s day, the water was so dirty that alcohol was the preferred drink of choice, meaning that there’s every chance actors performed his work half-cut. Shit-Faced Shakespeare are taking the Bard’s work back it’s roots, with one member of the cast getting tipsy during each performance. We spoke to members Saul Barron, Lucy Norris and Beth-Louise Priestly about their boozy exploits ahead of a performance at the Nottingham Playhouse...

SOLD OUT: Overheard In Notts The Book Vol 1

It’s a book of stupid stuff we’ve heard you say, and have written down. Big baby is watching you...

LeftLion Magazine #118

Featuring Robert Lindsey, Sir Trevor Nunn, Scott Bennett, Nottingham Comedy Festival, Just The Tonic and more...

LGBTQ+ Notts: What's Kicking Off in October?

Caroline Barry has been gallivanting around Nottingham for all the incredible gay and gay-adjacent events this month...

NottsShop: October 2019, Student Special

We're back from our summer sojourn to greet in the new term! (OK, so it's been a while since I personally needed new school shoes and the entire contents of WH Smith, but you know what I mean). So whether you're a new student, a returning one or simply a graduate from the university of life, this month's student special has got you covered...

A Clown in Notts: "Who’s meant to cheer up the person whose job it is to cheer up other people?"

"I can still vividly remember the first time I made someone laugh; it was like I’d injected a shot of Lucozade straight into my veins."

12 Famous Comedians Who Played Nottingham

Our city has hosted some world-famous acts over the years...

Overheard in Notts

We've been earwigging on your lot's conversations...

The Thompson Brothers on Stand Up Comedians, Goose Fair and Pumpkins

Ayup Duck: The Latest Nottingham News

What's been gooin' off?

12 Nottingham Organisations To Support You Through a Tough Time

Life can be flipping hard sometimes. Living in a city like Nottingham, we’re lucky to have a community that can get us back on our feet when things get tough. This place is home to a multitude of support groups and organisations whose sole purpose is to help people through hard times, no matter what they may be… 

Snap Notts: River Trent

This month's collaboration takes inspiration from the banks of the Trent...

A Sailor in Notts

"A strange and eerie atmosphere exists on board of a ship that has just lost one of its crew. Little is said, but much is felt."

City Stylin' #17

We took to the streets to find Notts' best dressed...

LGBTQ+ Notts: What's Kicking Off in September

There is nothing like the quiet, post pride silence of the last month of the summer to make you really consider what you have to be thankful for. It’s also a good opportunity to let your liver recover after those £5 rainbow pride cocktails...

The Thompson Brothers on Students, The Matrix and Their Rowing Victory of '88

Nottingham's most opinionated grocers on...

Entirely Hollow Aside From the Dark - Creswell Crags

Mother Earth comes alive at Creswell Crags, with their ongoing Entirely Hollow Aside From the Dark installation... 

Overheard in Notts

We've been earwigging on your lot's conversations...

LeftLion Magazine #117

Featuring Life on the Canals, Mermaid Cove, Children of Chernobyl, Megatrain, Nottingham Green Festival, Nottingham Contemporary's Tenth Anniversary and more...

Notts Trio Amber Run Unveil Their Third Album

Local trio Amber Run are no strangers to emotion, and there's sure to be bucket loads of it in the air during their upcoming hometown show at Rock City in October. They'll be celebrating the launch of their third album Philophobia, so we grabbed them for a chat before it all kicks off...

The LeftLion Football Podcast - Episode 1

Hosts Colin Sisson and Gareth Watts bring you the brand new LeftLion Football Podcast, covering all the happenings from Forest, County and Mansfield Town. 

There's a Pigeon Sanctuary That Saves Sick Birds Near Notts

Ah, the common pigeon. We all see them around town, eating our scraps, pooping on our heads, chasing those of us with a more nervous disposition. But how much do we really know about them? People often treat them like pests - sky vermin sent to make our lives dirtier and more full of poo - but they’re so much more than that. Never has a bird been quite so misunderstood. However, one Nottingham organisation has seen the beauty in these much-maligned creatures and is trying to make the world a better place, one rescued pigeon at a time. We headed over to the Derby and Nottingham Pigeon and Farm Bird Rescue to see what they’re all about...

LeftLion Film Podcast #20 - Neither Wolf Nor Dog director Steven Lewis Simpson

Steven Lewis Simpson, director of Neither Wolf Nor Dog, joins hosts Ashley Carter and Derry Shillitto to discuss the history of Native America representation in the cinema, his unique independent distribution methods and his brilliant new film, which is screening at Broadway Cinema from Thursday 22 August...

The Elephant Trees bring their Depressed Kids Disco Party to Notts

Manchester two-piece The Elephant Trees are bringing their self-described combination of gnarly rock and slick pop to Nottingham with the exotically titled Depressed Kids Disco Party later this year…