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Exhibition Review: Rosemary Wels, A Retrospective at the Nottingham Society of Artists

Fri 02 Oct 2026

Rosemary Wels’ final exhibition at the Nottingham Society of Artists is as educational as it is impressive as you walk through the story of her career from school sketches to Nottingham rainy-night landscapes.

Stage Interview: Dan Lewis on Tommy Cooper – Have I Got Time For More?

Mon 14 Sept 2026

A new show celebrating comedy giant Tommy Cooper visits Nottingham this November. Director, actor and producer, Dan Lewis, sits down with Left Lion to share the importance of being Tommy. Just like that...

Theatre Review: Kiss Me Kate by the West Bridgford Operatic Society at the Squire Performing Arts Centre

Thu 19 Feb 2026

The West Bridgford Operatic Society puts on Kiss Me Kate, Cole Porter's famed musical that juggles a play within a play. Ambitious stuff. So how did they do...

Film Review: Polite Society

Mon 01 May 2023

Is Polite Society one for your watchlist? We politely ask you to read this review and find out...

Film Expert Rich Johnson Muses on the Importance of Cinema to Society

Sun 26 Mar 2023

Rich Johnson, film lecturer at Nottingham College and writer for Little White Lies and Arrow Video, takes a look at the importance of cinema to our society - and how the screen industry is constantly changing and challenging us…

Gig Review: piri & tommy at The Bodega

Sat 05 Nov 2022

TikTok’s favourite DnB duo piri and tommy lit up a sold-out Bodega with a sunshine-infused set, perfect to combat the cold November nights creeping back in...

Theatre Review: A One-Act Event by the West Bridgford Dramatic Society

Thu 14 Jul 2022

This talented stage group continues to prove itself as a hub for up-and-coming talent...

We Chat to Sophie Gargett, the Nottingham-Based Editor of Creative Culture Magazine The Dilettante

Sun 16 Jan 2022

Artists, agony aunts and adorable cats - ‘creative culture’ magazine The Dilettante really has it all. We hear from its Nottingham-based editor, Sophie Gargett, about what people can expect from this peculiar publication…

The Nottingham Anime and Manga Society Meet Every Week for Special Screenings, Events and More

Mon 03 Feb 2020

Nottingham’s anime and manga society, aka NAMSOC, invited LeftLion to come to one of their weekly meetups to talk all things community, anime, and identity...

Hockley Hustle's Tommy Farmyard on Stand Out Moments, Being Eco-Friendly and Future Plans

Sat 26 Oct 2019

Summer might be bowing out for another year but that doesn’t mean the festival fun is over just yet. We catch up with our mate Tommy Farmyard, one of the brains behind Hockley Hustle, to find out what to expect from this year’s edition of the much-loved community festival...

Theatre Review: A Midsummer Night's Dream

Fri 12 Jul 2019

Nottingham Shakespeare Company are bringing Oberon, Puck, Bottom and the gang to various locations around the city...

Tommy K Events Is Bringing DJ Yoda Back to Notts

Thu 11 Apr 2019

If you saw him last year you’ve probably got a ticket already and if yer didn’t, Caroline Barry explains why you’d be mad to miss out this April…

Art Review: Paint a Poppy Challenge and Open Day at The Society of All Artists in Newark

Thu 11 Apr 2019

Newark holds the space used by the Society of All Artists, a cultural hub bringing creative people together to work, inspire and promote themselves both nationally and internationally. We headed down for their Open Day, to check out the society’s new group exhibition Paint a Poppy...

The Nottingham Astronomical Society Have Been Scanning the Skies for Decades

Mon 18 Mar 2019

Anyone who casts their eyes skyward on the evening of Thursday 21 March might be treated with a view of the supermoon – a phenomenon whereby the moon appears especially large in the sky. One man guaranteed to be watching is John Hurst, chairman of the Nottingham Astronomical Society, a group dedicated to discovering the secrets of space...