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The July 2023 issue of LeftLion is here, featuring Vicky McClure, The Last Dinner Party, Nottingham Contemporary, BEKA, Trent Rockets, Andy The Illustrator, Lens Fayre, and much more!
A podcast special. Featuring a selection of our favourite audio from Nottingham and beyond...
Changes are afoot at LeftLion again. We are delighted to announce the appointment of Sophie Gargett as our new Editor. Sophie will join the team in mid-June and you will start to see her influence on our issues from August onwards.
LeftLion’s former leader, and uniquely talented creative, Bridie Squires is launching her very first poetry book, Duck on Bike. We hear about how Nottingham, lockdown, and loneliness influenced this no-holds-barred collection…
This month is a stage special - diving into our city's wonderful theatre scene! We chat to: Theatre Royal; Nottingham Playhouse; New Perspectives; Lace Market Theatre; West Bridgford Dramatic Society; TankSpace; Nonsuch Studios; and loads more. If that wasn't enough, we hear from Midnight Rodeo, Breakin' Convention, Anna Griffin, and everyone in between. It's an issue worthy of the spotlight, in our humble opinion - we hope you agree...
It's our literature special, guest-edited by our very own Lizzy O'Riordan! Within the issue, we chat to some of Nottingham's finest in the world of the written word, including: The Mushroom Bookshop; Global Wordsmiths; Speak Easy; SMUT! Verbal Burlesque; Page 45 and A Library Worker in Notts. But if that isn't enough, we sit down for an hour-long interview with the one and only Bella Ramsey, star of The Last of Us, as well as catching up with everyone from Luisa of Luisa's Vegan Chocolates to Joe of Amber Run. We hope you enjoy...
Cool. Calm. Composed. The LeftLion team were none of these things when Bella Ramsey, the Nottingham-born star of global HBO sensation The Last of Us, swung by the office recently. Yet all three of these words perfectly describe the nineteen-year-old, who chats openly about fame versus celebrity, taking on beloved characters, and choosing the right projects. Here’s what the super-talented Television Workshopper had to say during an hour-long interview in Sneinton Market…
Nottingham's own Bella Ramsey stopped by LeftLion to chat The Last of Us, The Television Workshop and taking on the right projects. The full interview is coming in Issue 158 later this month - but until then, here's some snaps we grabbed on the day...
With February pretty much firmly in the rear-view mirror, and this beautiful ode to Nottingham on the front cover, we're looking forward with our trademark optimism and joy. So, with that in mind, we're celebrating brighter days by chatting to a ton of great people, including: Emily Campbell, Samantha Shannon, Gary Younge, Jasbinder Bilan, Karim Keita, Giselle Leeb, Swing Dash, Little Brunette Bakery, Rescue Rooms, Lucy & Yak and loads more. We hope you enjoy!
It's our special Screen celebration! We chat to: The Television Workshop's Alison Rashley and graduate Michael Socha; The Wheel of Time's Marcus Rutherford; Aftersun's Ruby Thompson; A Last Resort's Leanne Davis; Bisexual Men Exist's Vaneet Mehta; and Major Labia. If that's not enough, we catch up with the brains behind Hungry Pumpkin, Leicester's rising stars easy life, pianist and composer Chris Miggells and Broadway's The Lonely Cinema Club. And that's not all - take a read to see what other great stuff we have in store. We hope you enjoy!
We've got some exciting news on the sustainability front...
Happy New Year! Kicking off 2023, we have a special Empowerment issue, celebrating everyone in Nottingham who's unapologetically themselves. This includes: trap metal artists ALT BLK ERA; Brown Gal Can't Swim host Summaya Mughal; artist Richard Hyde; cult cinema royalty Fortune & Glory Film Club; publishing legends Dizzy Ink; new indie-rock trio Girlband and so many more. As well as this, we take a trip to Bridlesmith Walk, swing by The Open Kitchen, pop along to Lakeside Arts, and look back at the life of Florence Paton. We hope you enjoy all that good stuff, as well as this mind-blowing cover from Iulia Matei - and we hope the next 12 months are good ones!
Ahead of the release of ITV X drama Without Sin, we sit down the series' writer and creator, Nottingham's own Frances Poletti...
Our December issue is packed full of Nottingham greatness, including Stuart Staples (of Tindersticks fame), Ed Patrick (of book writing fame) and 200 Degrees (of making ridiculously good coffee fame). We also chat to Widmerpool-based fashion designer Samantha Brooke, sit down with Slamovision winner Cara Thompson, catch up with Nottingham Video Games Expo organiser James Jarvis and take a trip to the wonderful Bromley House Library. As if that wasn't enough, we have loads of festive stuff inside too, including a look at the Christmas Covers Party, a deep-dive into the complexity of donating to charity at Christmas, and a Pick Six from none other than Santa Claus himself. We hope you enjoy, and have a fantastic end of year!
The Crying Violets have become one of the most interesting, unique bands in Nottingham since forming in 2019 - but, despite playing at the likes of Splendour Festival and BBC Introducing, the highlight of the past few years for lead singer Katie Lyle undoubtedly has to be her time as LeftLion’s Music Editor. We chat to her about her passion for both producing and writing about music…
Boasting a brand new ice rink, Winter Wonderland has returned to Nottingham...
Our November issue is all about astrology, and features A Fortune Teller in Notts, horoscopes for Nottingham, a deep dive into why astrology is so popular right now, tarot card readings for members of the LeftLion office and tons of other cosmic treasures. Plus, you can find Julie Malone, The Nottingham Food Guide, The Crying Violets, Frances Poletti, Jim Gibson and Kid30, and loads more...
Al Gilby and Jared Wilson, two of the founders of LeftLion magazine, were recognised for their contribution to the city of Nottingham at the 2022 Nottingham Awards.
Our October issue features Georgianna Scurfield's Cattle Market Project, Nottingham Panthers captain Matt Myers, Six Notts Businesses on the Cost of Living Crisis, Nottingham Coffee Culture, The Wombats' Told Øverland-Knudsen, Yello Yard, Five Leaves Bookshop, Notts Bad Movie Club, Stealth, Tom Blower and loads more...
LeftLion are delighted to announce the appointment of George White as our new editor. He will take over the role from Ashley Carter from the beginning of October...
The Screen Podcast is back with two special guests: Editorial Assistant Lizzy O'Riordan and film expert Clelia McElroy...
Some know him from Gavin and Stacey, others from his turn as Raymond in Killing Eve, to more still he’s among the most accomplished theatre actors of his generation. With a three-decade career spanning television, film, radio and theatre, you’d be hard pushed to find anyone who hasn’t loved Adrian Scarborough in one of his many eclectic roles. Now, the Melton Mowbray-born, Olivier Award-winning actor has penned his first play – an adaptation of Alan Bennett’s novella The Clothes They Stood Up In – which he also stars in. Ahead of its launch at Nottingham Playhouse, we caught up with Adrian as he left another round of rehearsals to talk about his first forays into writing, the secret to longevity in the acting business, and why the Playhouse means so much to him…
Our cycling issue features What Made Raleigh Iconic, Women in Tandem, Cycling Stories, Adrian Scarborough, Ben Travis, Boca Lima, Henry Normal, a tribute to Roger Knott-Fayle and plenty more...
Between them, Jared Wilson, Bridie Squires and Ashley Carter have been Editor for 89 of LeftLion’s 150 issues (alongside Al Needham, 27 issues between 2009-2013, and Ali Emm, 34 issues between 2013-2017). To celebrate us reaching our landmark release, the three sat down to reminisce about their time holding the LeftLion reins…
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