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6 of Our Favourite Notts Performances of All Time

Fri 21 Apr 2023

From The Last of Us to Without Sin, Nottingham actors are smashing it at every level and across every genre right now. But what are some of the best Notts performances of all time? We take our picks...

Theatre Review: The Demon Dentist

Fri 21 Apr 2023

David Walliams does Dahl, sort of...

Comedy Review: Trash Fic

Thu 20 Apr 2023

Sam Harvey reviews Trash Fic...

Food Review: Six Richmond House

Wed 19 Apr 2023

Tucked away in Hurts Yard, we tried the Six Richmond House brunch menu...

Gig Review: Mimi Webb at Rock City

Tue 18 Apr 2023

One of Gen-Z's biggest popstars graced the Rock City stage...

Gig Review: Amber Run at Rock City

Mon 17 Apr 2023

Amrit Virdi took a trip to Rock City to see Nottingham-bred band Amber Run perform…

From Raging Bull to Esports Championships, Here’s What You Need to Check Out in Nottingham This Week

Mon 17 Apr 2023

Films, games and everything between - we have all it in Notts over the next seven days...

Film Review: Three Colours: White

Sun 16 Apr 2023

The Three Colours trilogy is back at Broadway Cinema. We take a look at White, perhaps the least beloved (but still dearly beloved) of the trio...

Meet Stephen L. Holland, Owner of Nottingham's Page 45 Comic Book Shop

Sun 16 Apr 2023

Meet Stephen L. Holland, the owner of Page 45 who’s changing perceptions about what comics can be…

Gig Review: Softcult at The Bodega

Fri 14 Apr 2023

Softcult took to the Bodega stage on their first ever UK tour...

Gig Review: DVNE at The Bodega

Fri 14 Apr 2023

Rich Davies took a trip down to Bodega to see DVNE and Pijn in action...

Theatre Review: Steel Magnolias

Thu 13 Apr 2023

After all, we all love a bit of gossip at the hairdressers don’t we.

Gig Review: Billie Marten at Rough Trade

Wed 12 Apr 2023

LeftLion’s music co-editor Amrit Virdi took a trip to Nottingham’s Rough Trade to see Billie Marten…

Everything You Need to Know About Splendour Festival 2023

Wed 12 Apr 2023

Despite the current challenges facing pretty much everyone in the country bar the top 1%, DHP Family, and its stable in Nottingham, London and Bristol, continue to go from strength to strength - surviving the triple threat of the pandemic, a cost-of-living crisis, and pressures from major corporate organisations with extensive industry know-how. We catch up with head honcho George Akins to find out more and discuss the finer details of their annual blue ribboned event, Splendour Festival, fifteen years on from when it all began…

We Look Back at the Mushroom, Nottingham’s Groundbreaking Anti-War Bookstore

Wed 12 Apr 2023

Cast your mind back to the early 1970s and you might remember the opening of a certain radical bookshop just outside of Nottingham city centre. Named Mushroom, in reference to the Jefferson Airplane song White Rabbit, it was a staple to the city’s anarchists up until its closure in 2000. But what made it so significant? And why do so many people still have fond memories to this day? We catch up with co-founder Chris Cook Cann, alongside former worker Ross Bradshaw, to learn more about the Mushroom’s history, including the times they were raided by a group of fifty fascists and had stock confiscated by the police…

Gig Review: The Undercover Hippy at The Bodega

Tue 11 Apr 2023

Drum and Bass MC turned singer songwriter The Undercover Hippy visits The Bodega...

Theatre Review: The Nottingham Passion

Tue 11 Apr 2023

Looking back on this Easter Production, Jonathon Doering reviews The Nottingham Passion...

Book Review: Pleasures in the Pathless Woods

Tue 11 Apr 2023

Inspired by the natural world and the change of seasons, Bob Williams reviews Richard C Bower's new collection Pleasures In The Pathless Woods...

Film Review: Air

Mon 10 Apr 2023

The Good Will Hunting duo of Matt Damon and Ben Affleck have teamed up once again - but do they deliver a slam-dunk?

From Nottingham International Film Festival to Fan Favourites Amber Run, Here’s What’s on in Nottingham This Week

Mon 10 Apr 2023

Film fans, music fans and fashion fans are all in for a treat...

Solarpunk Writer Alex Porter Imagines a Greener Future for Nottingham

Mon 10 Apr 2023

Solarpunk is a literary and artistic movement which envisions a more sustainable, connected future. In this short story, Green Hood, Alex Porter takes us on a walk through Nottingham in the year 2123 where reforestation, urban farming, a circular economy and community energy production have helped humanity avoid climate collapse...