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Theatre review: Hunchback of Notre Dame

Thu 27 Oct 2022

The bells! The bells! Quasimodo's in town

Review: Hockley Hustle 2022

Thu 27 Oct 2022

We sent a bunch of the LeftLion music crew down to Hockley to get involved with the hustle and bustle as one of Nottingham’s staple festivals returned after a three-year hiatus…

Out of Time: All About 'Torpedo' Tom Blower, the Nottingham Man Who Became the First Person to Swim the North Channel of the Irish Sea

Thu 27 Oct 2022

Until 1947, no one had ever successfully swam the North Channel of the Irish Sea - a 21-mile stretch of icy cold, choppy water between Scotland and Northern Ireland. Then came Tom Blower, the Notts-born gentle giant who could snap six inch nails and lift two people at a time…

9 of the Best Horror Films of All Time

Tue 25 Oct 2022

From quiet places to ghostfaced killers, here are some of the greatest horrors to grace the big screen...

Gig Review: The Wombats at Rock City

Mon 24 Oct 2022

They're back in Nottingham, and everything feels the same - even after nineteen years, The Wombats remain one of the most exciting acts in the indie scene...

Film Review: My Policeman

Mon 24 Oct 2022

Harry Styles takes the lead in new 1950s melodrama about the love triangle between a schoolteacher, a museum curator, and a policeman…

Gig Review: Wargasm at Rescue Rooms

Mon 24 Oct 2022

Wargasm are one of the most exciting and energetic acts on the scene right now, so we sent Iulia Matei to check out their Rescue Rooms show...

Film Review: Decision to Leave

Sun 23 Oct 2022

Park Chan-wook is back - and his work is as enthralling as ever...

Gig Review: Peaness at The Bodega

Sat 22 Oct 2022

We sent Michael Prince down to The Bodega for the Peaness gig... question is, can he make it through this review without making an innuendo?

Film Review: The Banshees of Inisherin

Sat 22 Oct 2022

Martin McDonagh reunites with Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson for this powerful tale of a broken friendship...

Review: BBC Philharmonic at the Royal Concert Hall

Fri 21 Oct 2022

Conjuring up some musical mischief with the BBC's Orchestra

Gig Review: Rina Sawayama at Rock City

Wed 19 Oct 2022

We sent Nick Parkhouse down to Rina Sawayama's first ever Nottingham gig...

Review: London Film Festival 2022

Tue 18 Oct 2022

Wanting to make sure it's not just those posh lot in the capital getting to see all the greatest new releases, we sent Jack Francis down south for two weeks of world premieres, incredible debuts and a surprising amount of cannibalism...

Exhibition Review: Social Resource Project for Tennis Clubs at Bonington Gallery

Tue 18 Oct 2022

Renowned conceptual artist, Stephen Willats, returns to Nottingham to finish what he started in the 1970s and ignites a rallying cry for wider engagement in the arts...

Review: Escape From R. M. S. Titanic at Houdini's Nottingham

Tue 18 Oct 2022

As the Titanic pulled into Nottingham (and, more specifically, the back corner of Tenpin near Showcase), we decided to hop on board and see if we could jump ship before it sank to the bottom of the ocean. Or, in other words, we tried out Houdini’s ‘Escape From R.M.S. Titanic’ escape room. Here’s how we got on…