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Overheard in Notts: October 2025
Tue 28 Oct 2025For this month's Overheard in Notts, books are borrowed in Waterstones, cake gets stale, and family trips to Iraq are reminisced upon.
Carnival themed bingo, West End rock n roll and the Comedy Festival: here's what's on this week 27 October-2 November 2025
Sun 26 Oct 2025If you fancy starting Halloween off with clowns and digits or perhaps you're in the mood for some punk rock tickets, we've got you covered! Themed bingo or concert what will you choose, either way there's most definitely something for you.
LeftLion's Latest Listens #34: Notts music we're currently spinning
Fri 24 Oct 2025In this week's edition of LeftLion's Latest Listens, our music team reviews new releases from flöat, The Missing Diamonds, Emily Sanders, Di$mal and Lucy Crisp...
Project bucket list: how one Notts man is changing his life one goal at a time
Wed 22 Oct 2025We all have life goals, whether they be modest or lofty – but how often do we put a plan in place to achieve them? Notts-based marketer Dan Davison is one man who is well on his way to fulfilling his ambitions. From trying out foraging, beekeeping, and rock climbing, to seeing the sunrise at Stonehenge, his Project Bucket List adventures are sure to provide a little inspiration…
Inside The Correction Unit, a new sci-fi thriller made in Notts
Tue 21 Oct 2025Released on 23 September, The Correction Unit is the latest project from talented Nottingham-based filmmaker Derry Shillitto. The film follows a group of young offenders forced into a brutal correctional system with an AI, voiced by Bella Ramsey, at the centre. When one teen starts resisting the institution, questions arise surrounding control and human rights. To find out more about the production, which has featured almost entirely Notts talent, we spoke to Derry and young actor Zak Hopkinson.
Dance Review: Northern Ballet - Merlin at the Theatre Royal
Thu 16 Oct 2025If you have a thing for modern musical theatre and have never been to a ballet, this might just be your gateway drug.
Artist Hetain Patel on his new audio visual show and his early career spent in Notts
Wed 15 Oct 2025Hetain Patel is an English visual artist specialising in performance, sculpture, video and photography. Born and brought up in Bolton, his work is influenced by identity, his family's Indian heritage and mainstream Western pop culture. Hetain came to Nottingham in 2000 as a Fine Art student and spent more than a decade here before spreading his wings; exhibiting in Norway, India, Belgium and more. He’s back with his latest work as part of nottdance Festival 2025…
Ballet Black founder Cassa Pancho on growing an inclusive dance company and bringing it to Nottingham's Theatre Royal
Mon 13 Oct 2025Ballet Black was set up in 2001, in response to a lack of black and Asian dancers working in professional ballet across the UK. It has since emerged as a pivotal force in altering the landscape of British ballet. With a new show heading to Nottingham’s Theatre Royal this month, we put some questions to Ballet Black founder Cassa Pancho…
Theatre Review: Sealskin at Lakeside Arts
Sun 12 Oct 2025A spellbinding tale of selkies comes to Lakeside Arts...
LeftLion's Latest Listens #33: Notts music we're currently spinning
Fri 10 Oct 2025In this edition of LeftLion's Latest Listens, our music team reviews new releases from Bored Marsh, George Gadd + The Aftermath, Molly Godber and The Red Line...
Theatre Review: The Revlon Girl at the Lace Market Theatre
Thu 09 Oct 2025You couldn't make it up with lipstick replacing grief in this production at the Lace Market Theatre....
Theatre Review: To Kill a Mockingbird at Nottingham Playhouse
Thu 09 Oct 2025What an exciting prospect it is to watch a classic play adapted by a true Hollywood legend of screenwriting - Aaron Sorkin. He’s no stranger to this genre of busy courtrooms, channelling his signature style of fast-talking characters into a modern and energetic adaptation...
Dancer Kevin Poeung talks Merlin, which headlines the Theatre Royal this month
Thu 09 Oct 2025Watching French dancer Kevin Poeung dazzle in the ballet Merlin (which this month plays at the Theatre Royal) it’s easy to overlook the hard work, sacrifice, and sheer tenacity it took him to reach the pinnacle of his career as a ballet dancer. He shares with Leftlion the milestones on his challenging journey…
LeftLion's Latest Listens #32: Notts music we're currently spinning
Fri 03 Oct 2025In this autumn edition of LeftLion's Latest Listen, our music team reviews new releases from Vona Vella, Cara Flynn and Dekker...
Left Magpie: September 2025 - Sun Sets On Mid Table
Thu 02 Oct 2025Our Notts County columnist Julian McDougall, is back with a report on this month's action at Notts County FC and is somewhat confused to see the pies in mid-table...
Theatre Review: Inspector Morse House of Ghosts at Theatre Royal
Wed 01 Oct 2025The iconic 80s and 90s TV detective is back for a new live theatre mystery involving a delve through his own past and a play-in-a-play plot...
Theatre Review : The Poitin Maker's Child at Lakeside Arts
Sun 28 Sep 2025Inspired 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 2025In 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...
Derek Jacobi, dark storytelling, beautiful photography, music, theatre and more: Here's what's on this week: 29 September - 5 October
Sun 28 Sep 2025The nights are rolling in, so time to book in some cosy evenings of storytelling or indulge in some beautiful photography. Here's what's on in Notts this week...
Celebrating 160 years of the Theatre Royal
Sat 27 Sep 2025We look back on 160 years of Nottingham’s Theatre Royal and some of the famous productions and people it has brought to the city…
Theatre Review: Dear England at Theatre Royal
Thu 25 Sep 2025Dear England, the National Theatre play about Gareth Southgate and his journey as England manager, arrives at Nottingham's Theatre Royal as part of its 160th birthday celebrations...
Wok This Way: The Seafood Guy Brings Hong Kong to Notts
Thu 25 Sep 2025There’s a new café in town serving Hong Kong classics. Our Food Co-Editor, Julia Head, AKA Nottingham Food Guide, met up with owner Johnny Tam to find out how he brought the flavours of Hong Kong to Nottingham with The Seafood Guy.
Theatre Review: The Void at the Mansfield Palace Theatre
Wed 24 Sep 2025It’s not every Tuesday that you can go from Mansfield to the moon of Titan for a hellraising adventure. But this Tuesday I did, thanks to The Void, playing at the fabulous Mansfield Palace Theatre. Indeed, sci-fi horror, while common in movies, is a rare genre for the stage. So how did it translate into the medium of live performance...
Seven great Notts spots for thrifted and vintage fashion
Wed 24 Sep 2025In celebration of Second Hand September, fashion editor, Addie Kenogbon-Harley gives us the lowdown on how to grab a bargain, look after the planet and get your hands on the best thrifted treasures this month.
Theatre, gigs, poetry and art: here's what's on this week 22 - 28 September 2025
Sun 21 Sep 2025Whether 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...
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