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Comedian Carl Donnelly previews his new gig at The Squire Performing Arts Centre

Fri 03 Oct 2025

TV and radio comedian Carl Donnelly is touring with his first new show in five years. So what kept him so long? It's quite a story and one he shares with Left Lion...

We speak to Dekker about music, personality and artistic intention

Thu 02 Oct 2025

With a new album Neither Up Nor Down under his belt, US-born Nottingham resident Dekker is preparing for a hometown show at Rough Trade. We caught up with Brookln to talk about his streaming platform success, the personal nature of his music persona, and the creative influences Nottingham provides...

Comedian and activist Mark Thomas talks Ordinary Decent Criminal

Wed 01 Oct 2025

Cathy Symes interviewed Mark Thomas, the political activist, comedian, actor and director who is starring in Ordinary Decent Criminal, an award-winning play coming to Nottingham's Lakeside Arts in November...

Low Island on new album ‘bird’ and returning to Nottingham for a gig at the Bodega

Wed 01 Oct 2025

Low Island haven’t performed in Nottingham since Dot To Dot Festival in 2021, but with the release of their new album bird earlier this year comes a headline show at The Bodega. We catch up with the Oxford DIY, electro-rock outfit to find out what we can expect…

Theatre Review : The Poitin Maker's Child at Lakeside Arts

Sun 28 Sep 2025

Inspired by time in Irish history when Irish boys wore dresses to confuse the fairies, this immersive performance channels Irish mythology to explore identity, gender and power...

The Thompsons on street art, Rocky Horror, and Notts venues

Sun 28 Sep 2025

In late August, Nottingham's most opinionated grocers told us their opinions on September's hot topics - spanning street art, Nottingham venues, and surreal two trips that they made to see the Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Theatre Royal...

Theatre, gigs, poetry and art: here's what's on this week 22 - 28 September 2025

Sun 21 Sep 2025

Whether you fancy indulging in some playful art, enjoying some excellent theatre, checking out some chap hop or getting inspired by poetry, there's plenty on in Notts this week...

LeftLion's Latest Listens #31: Notts music we're currently spinning

Fri 19 Sep 2025

In this edition of LeftLion's Latest Listens, our music team reviews new releases from Sancho Panza, Parisa East, Fools & Sages and Blackadder...

Gig review: Black Country, New Road at Rock City

Mon 15 Sep 2025

Black Country, New Road's Forever Howlong tour kicked off at Rock City for what was - shockingly - the first headline gig for the band in the city. One of the best exports from The Windmill Brixton scene proved once again why they’re worth the hype...

Exploring street art in Beeston with Jeanie Barton

Thu 11 Sep 2025

Over the past ten years, the suburb south-west of Notts: Beeston, has become a hub for striking and inspiring street art, thanks to the efforts of the ever-industrious Beeston Civic Society. From tributes to Nottingham legends like Paul Smith and Richard Beckinsale, to an artistic interpretation of the butterflies that migrate from Africa to Attenborough Nature Reserve and Beeston Marina, take a stroll through Beeston and you’ll be treated to many visual treats lauding local culture. We asked Jeanie Barton, the person who set the Beeston street art wheels in motion, to tell us more about it.

Lyv Forever: local artist Lyvia talks virality and playing live

Wed 10 Sep 2025

While the words ‘street art’ automatically make you think of colourful graffiti, Nottingham musician LYVIA creates hers in a unique and quite literal way. Thanks to a visionary videographer and a lucky twist of fate, her viral performances on the corner of Maid Marian Way have transformed her from ambitious local busker to national soul-rap sensation with a huge social media following. We sat down to get the story behind her rapid rise and her forthcoming new mixtape…

Beyond the Wall: the New Art Exchange team talk telling stories with street art in Hyson Green and Morocco

Tue 09 Sep 2025

In recent years, the New Art Exchange gallery in Hyson Green has sought to firmly centre their ambitions in serving the local community – placing the cultural needs of the neighbourhood first. A big part of that has been their street art and murals project: Beyond the Wall, which via lots of ambition and creativity has spanned both Hyson Green and Marrakesh, Morocco. We spoke about the project with NAE CEO Saad Eddine Said and artist Laura Decorum – whose work has been vital to Beyond the Wall…

Actor, Writer and Director Ryan Symons on The Void: Thunder Road’s chilling new sci-fi horror

Mon 08 Sep 2025

We caught up with writer, director and actor, Ryan Simons, about Thunder Road’s chilling new sci-fi horror, The Void. Catch it at Mansfield Palace Theatre on Monday 22 and Tuesday 23 September...

Follow the stickers: Notts filmmaker Matt Watts on the stories behind sticker art on the streets

Mon 08 Sep 2025

Hidden amongst the barrage of commercial advertisements and billboards that dominate our city landscape, the more curious among us may be drawn to some unusual markings; the plethora of quirky stickers plastered on lampposts, signs and electrical boxes. Follow the Stickers is a short film by Nottingham-based documentary filmmaker Matt Watts. Here he shares his journey of tangents, discovering artists, events and more obscure messages of the underground sticker world, and telling us why we should keep an eye out for them too…

Pick Six: Nathan Bainbridge AKA Kid30

Sun 07 Sep 2025

For this month’s Pick Six we turned to renowned Nottingham street artist Nathan Bainbridge, AKA Kid30.

Theatre review: Momentos de la Vida at Squire Performing Arts Centre

Fri 05 Sep 2025

The Robin Hood Improv Festival is in full swing in Notts. Our reviewer Sam Harvey went along to check out Momentos de la Vida, a deceptively simple concept inspired by black-and-white photography...

Greening the streets: street artist Anna Wheelhouse on community and big canvases

Fri 05 Sep 2025

Anna Wheelhouse is one of Nottingham’s most well-known street artists, with her signature, verdant nature-themed murals enlivening buildings and walls around the city, from pubs to parks to back gardens. We talked to her about her lifelong passion for the arts, and the benefits of working on a larger canvas.

New Art Exchange's Community Kitchen is Offering Cuisine, Culture and Connection

Thu 04 Sep 2025

Nottingham’s diverse communities are benefiting from an initiative that brings them together in an inclusive and welcoming space to enjoy healthy food, experience new cultures and forge new friendships in the city...

Whose streets are they anyway? How street art crossed the pond from New York to the East Midlands

Thu 04 Sep 2025

Graffiti, tags, murals, stenciling, paste-ups… street art is a diverse artform with many subcategories and styles. While some might deride the practice under the blanket term of vandalism, for proponents of the artform, taking art out of the gallery and into the streets is about civil disobedience, ownership of space, and creative expression outside of the mainstream. We dip into the origins of graffiti in NYC and speak to artist Richie ‘Pops’ Baker about how the medium came to Nottingham in the 1980s…

Art is the heart: what to expect from year two of Art Fest in Notts

Sat 30 Aug 2025

With its first year in 2024 bringing 34 new murals to Nottingham’s streets, Art Fest is back this month to splash more colour and creativity on walls throughout the city. Festival Director Benjamin Kay, who co-runs The Carousel in Hockley, tells us why he set up the festival and what to expect from this year…

Feeling supersonic: how Sonic Boom Festival is boosting the arts in Burton-on-Trent

Tue 26 Aug 2025

Sonic Boom Festival might only be in its second year, but it’s already made a mighty bang in the nearby Burton-on-Trent — and if founders and organisers Chris Baldwin and Andi Jepson have anything to do with it, the aftershocks are just getting started.

LeftLion's Latest Listens #30: Notts music we're currently spinning

Fri 22 Aug 2025

We've reached the thirtieth edition of LeftLion's Latest Listens! This week, our music team reviews new releases from katie., Lucas, MCØ and Bradley McKnight...

LeftLion's Latest Listens #29: Notts music we're currently spinning

Fri 15 Aug 2025

Summer's not over yet, and the new music just keeps coming, too! In this edition of LeftLion's Latest Listens for 2025, our music team reviews new releases from Blu Syrup, The Doubtfires, Long Pockets, Michael Vickers and Nicole Hannah...

Our August cover artist Paul Turner-Groves talks about collage, creativity and his love of Notts

Fri 15 Aug 2025

Collage artist Paul Turner-Groves talks us through his art process and the inspiration behind this month’s LeftLion cover…

Exhibition review: the New Art Exchange Open Exhibition

Thu 14 Aug 2025

How do you capture and represent the vast talent of artists across the UK? How can an organisation elevate this work, highlight key themes, and further its own mission in the process? At its core, the New Art Exchange Open Exhibition provides answers to these questions.

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