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The British Art Show 7

The British Art Show happens once every five years, its importance to the UK art scene cannot be overestimated - and the seventh incarnation is being held over three months in little ol’ Nottingham. On the eve of the most important cultural event to happen in Notts since time, we talk to curators Lisa Le Feuvre and Tom Morton…

Sideshow 2010

"This is our chance to show a lot of people from outside of Nottingham what’s going on here. And there’ll be a lot of parties going on"

Things We Miss About Goose Fair in the 1980s

The goose is up on the roundabout and the smell of candy floss is in the air. All we are saying is give peas a chance...

British Art Show 7 Preview

We look at what's in store when the British Arts Show 7 comes to Nottingham

Interview: Bantum's Simeon Hartwig

Simeon Hartwig’s I ♥ Notts t-shirt was the most iconic design piece out of Notts for a long time – yes, even more so than the Slanty N. Fresh off his appearance in Come Dine With Me with a selection of other Notts rapscallions, he’s back with a new look…

Interview: Arsher Ali

"I hope Chris Morris becomes one of those cliquey British directors, because I would be part of that clique"

Interview: Ronika

"I’m gonna ride in on a deer, and hopefully get the stuffed gorilla from Wollaton Hall on stage for a dance"

Interview: Joe Dempsie

Joe Dempsie from Skins is doing a fundraiser for The Television Workshop next week. Here's an interview with the man himself...

Quiz: Are you Arthur Seaton?

Reckon you're summat? Tek this quiz and find out for yoursen'...

Arthur Century Later

ITV were supposed to remake Saturday Night and Sunday Morning in 2008, but they chickened out. So what would a modern Arthur Seaton be like? We have a stab at it…

Interview: Red Rack'em

"I wasn't cut out for the corporate life and got the sack after a month. Years of unemployment, dance music and low-quality housing ensued."

Anti-Christmas

Feeling festive? We aren't. Here's fifty reasons why...

Interview: Bent

After four albums of aural euphoria, and a couple of years off, Nottingham's finest purveyors of electronica are back...

Independent theatre in Nottingham

There’s far more to theatre in Notts than just the Playhouse, Theatre Royal, and AmDram productions involving middle-aged men running around with their trousers round their ankles...

Drawn Together

Since the sixties Nottingham has been very much the capital of the region in terms of contemporary art. LeftLion's Arts Editor takes you through the current scene...

Easely Does It

Nottingham artists talk about ways to make the best out of your work and practice in this town...

The Art of Chris Summerlin

We take a look back at the work of one of our favourite local artists, with a gallery of some of his best gig posters

Interview: John Knight

John Knight’s era-spanning work encapsulates the fragile beauty of Pre-Raphaelite art with cutting-edge photography, creating a fascinating twist on art history...

Interview: Graeme Park

"I soon realised that by being a DJ, three nights a week, I was getting 25 quid a night extra"

Our Style Is Legendary: The Art of LeftLion

Like our website and our magazine? Well come and have a look at our first exhibition...

24-Hour Arty People

BritFilms gathered 30 film crews and set them the task of creating and delivering a short film in just 24 hours. LeftLion were there to follow one plucky team throughout
the process, blogging live via mobile phone. Here’s what happened...

Street art photos from Tom Quigley

Interview: Sir Ian McKellen on Playing Arthur Seaton

Before becoming a national treasure, Sir Ian McKellen was the first actor to play Saturday Night and Sunday Morning’s Arthur Seaton on stage. He did this as part of the Nottingham Playhouse’s inaugural season in 1963-64. It was in a ten-week run that rammed out the new building and delighted critics and audiences alike…

Interview: Sorrel Muggridge

"I have a sense of how long a minute is, and how long a mile is, but I don’t have any sense of what 3478 miles feels like"

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