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In the club: Club Jok are bringing global cultures to big screens in Notts
Thu 29 Oct 2026Club Jok is a Nottingham-based film curation team that is bringing cultures from around the world to the big screen through films both new and old. We speak to film enthusiast and Club Jok’s lead programmer Samuel Leary, to hear more…
Out of Time: How Divine came to Notts
Wed 28 Oct 2026Over the years, Divine has become one of the most instantly recognisable drag performers thanks to her iconic performances in John Waters’s camp classics, Pink Flamingos and Hairspray. She also had a pop career that took her on UK tours, including two performances in Nottingham.
From the kitchen: With Dylan Dowling, head chef and co-owner at Pici
Tue 27 Oct 2026We head to cosy pasta and small plates joint Pici for a chat with Dylan...
The Thompsons on cycling, comedians, and 200 issues of LeftLion
Mon 26 Oct 2026Our latest conversation with Nottingham's most opinionated grocers.
Closing chapter: Jane Streeter looks back at thirty years of Lowdham shop The Bookcase
Sun 25 Oct 2026After thirty years at the heart of Lowdham village, The Bookcase — an independent bookshop founded and owned by Jane Streeter – has now closed its doors. Selling an abundance of local and global books, the shop supported local schools in the community, and also welcomed a few famous authors over the years, along with founding the Lowdham Book Festival which happened for over twenty-six years. Jane told us about the journey of the bookshop, along with the highs and core memories, over three decades…
The next stage: 25 years of the Nottingham Arts Theatre
Fri 23 Oct 2026For the past 25 years Nottingham Arts Theatre has been serving the city with a programme of local and touring indie stage shows in their iconic 200 year old Hockley building. We spoke to poet, and theatre Chair director Campbell Kay about the theatre’s journey, its role as an educational charity nurturing theatrical talent in Nottingham and their diverse range of shows…
Truth or Legend: The Case of the Ten O’Clock Horses
Thu 22 Oct 2026Our resident investigator of Nottingham weird history looks at how the 'ten o' clock 'hosses' came to be...
Theatre review: Underneath the Lintel at Nottingham Arts Theatre
Wed 21 Oct 2026Marilyn Ann Bird gives a spectacular solo performance in Underneath the Lintel this week at Nottingham Arts Theatre...
Nottingham Comedy Festival 2026: chatting to the performers
Wed 21 Oct 2026Starting Friday 30 October, the Nottingham Comedy Festival is back, bringing ten days of national talent and hilarity to bars, pubs and clubs of Nottingham. We spoke to a few comedians involved to find out what’s so funny…
Bringing Nottingham Together Through Film: Inside Nottingham Film Festival
Wed 21 Oct 2026Director of Programming Ciaran Shea discusses Nottingham Film Festival’s expansion, its commitment to local filmmakers and sustainable cinema, and its ambition to make film accessible to everyone across the city.
Gig review: Skating Polly at The Bodega
Tue 20 Oct 2026US ugly pop trio Skating Polly are fast building a strong following this side of the Atlantic, built on their wildly energetic and vibrant live shows. Their last tour in 2025 garnered critical acclaim, so naturally we headed down to The Bodega to see what all the fuss was about…
Theatre Review: Thick & Tight: Natural Behaviour at Lakeside Arts
Tue 20 Oct 2026Two moths, a pantomime horse, a lesbian seagull and the dust in Quentin Crisp's bedroom walk into a theatre. It sounds like the start of a joke, and to be fair, sometimes it is. But Thick & Tight's Natural Behaviour is also one of the more quietly radical things to land at Lakeside this year...
Theatre Review: Tell Me Where It Hurts at Nottingham Playhouse
Tue 20 Oct 2026A fiercely honest, darkly funny exploration of women's health, confronting the devastating consequences of living with a condition that, for too long, has gone unheard...