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Theatre Review: Beauty and the Beast

Sat 11 Dec 2021

A beauty of a panto

Gig Review: Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs at Rock City

Thu 09 Dec 2021

Newcastle’s experimental rockers Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs brought their demonic earth-rattling blend of genres to Nottingham’s Rock City to show the crowd what the iconic stage was made for...

Review: Christmas at Wollaton

Thu 09 Dec 2021

As Christmas approaches you might be wondering what to do this month to treat your loved ones to something special. Our Natalie Owen had the pleasure of photographing Christmas at Wollaton this year, an electric light trail that does not disappoint...

Gig Review: Panchiko at Metronome

Wed 08 Dec 2021

Lost relics to rediscovered cult favourites, Panchiko performed their first live gig in two decades on Sunday 5 December, right here in their hometown of Nottingham…

Film Review: C'mon C'mon

Wed 08 Dec 2021

Come for Joaquin Phoenix, stay for a heartfelt performance from child actor Woody Norman...

Film Review: Blue Bayou

Mon 06 Dec 2021

Inspired by real-life stories, writer-director Justin Chon plays a Korean-American man who exposes the inhumane policy of deporting adopted children, America’s equivalent of the UK’s Windrush Scandal…

Review: The Rock Orchestra at Rock City

Thu 02 Dec 2021

The Rock Orchestra, presented by Festival of the Dead, took to the historic stage of Rock City On Thursday 25 November to showcase their beautiful playlist of iconic rock cover songs…

Gig Review: Princess Goes to the Butterfly Museum at Rescue Rooms

Thu 02 Dec 2021

What do you get if you mix a member of Blondie, the drummer from The Wallflowers and the lead from one of the biggest TV shows in history? Princess Goes to the Butterfly Museum...

Review: Ocean Film Festival at Nottingham Playhouse

Tue 30 Nov 2021

Ocean Film Festival makes a splash in Nottingham this autumn with a collection of short films straight from the sea...

LeftLion Magazine #142

Mon 29 Nov 2021

Featuring our annual independent Christmas shopping guide, Bill Bailey, the Cultural Review of 2021, Nadia Whittome, A Nun in Notts, Christmas at Wollaton, The Roundhouse, Mark Lewandowski, Breaking the Mould, Lord Byron in Greece and loads more...

Gig Review: New Model Army at Rock City

Sun 28 Nov 2021

New Model Army took to the stage at Rock City on Friday 26 November and Saturday 27 November to perform their entire back catalogue...

Theatre Review: The Hound of the Baskervilles

Fri 26 Nov 2021

Frenetic fun on the gloomy moors

Film Review: Ghostbusters - Afterlife

Thu 25 Nov 2021

The overly-nostalgic return to the Ghostbusters franchise fails to step out from beneath the original film’s shadow...

Review: Return of the Jedi In Concert at the Royal Concert Hall

Wed 24 Nov 2021

John Williams' legendary score performed live by a full orchestra? Love to see it, we do...

Film Review: Titane

Tue 23 Nov 2021

Buckle up – this utterly bizarre body horror is one hell of a bumpy ride...

Film Review: Tick, Tick…Boom

Mon 22 Nov 2021

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s directorial debut is a passionate tribute to musical theatre...

Exhibition Review: Cut & Mix at New Art Exchange

Mon 22 Nov 2021

An inspired perspective of Black masculinity packaged into a succinct and glorious exhibition, Cut & Mix at New Art Exchange is a spectacle. Works from Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Keith Piper, and Marlene Smith, among others, offer a nuanced look at exactly what Black masculinity is, cleverly tearing apart notions of race, gender, and class in a whirlwind of contemporary art...

Gig Review: BC Camplight at Rescue Rooms

Sat 20 Nov 2021

Following a string of rescheduled shows, musical extraordinaire BC Camplight finally made it to Rescue Rooms. His return to Nottingham was a triumphant one, providing an aural supplement of serotonin on a dark November evening.

Exhibition Review: Reconnecting With Matter at Beam Editions

Sat 20 Nov 2021

Scratched, worn, daubed, and tarred; Eleanor Bartlett’s energetic paintings have been unleashed in a small yet impactful exhibition at Beam Gallery. Reconnecting with Matter collects Bartlett’s most recent work into a survey of her self-taught painting style, expanding our understanding of what constitutes matter, ultimately disturbing our view of reality and the materials around us...