LeftLion Magazine Nottingham

01/09/2025

In an effort to raise money for Autism East Midlands, a local charity supporting autistic people and their families, Notts local - Charles Evans - a creative, an actor, and autistic person himself takes on part challenge, part statement: a backwards marathon that’s as much about community and visibility as it is about proving that difference is strength.

We spoke to Charles about his mission to celebrate neurodiversity and Out Of Order, a documentary being made about his training and self-discovery…

In an effort to raise money for Autism East Midlands, a local charity supporting autistic people and their families, Notts local - Charles Evans - a creative, an actor, and autistic person himself takes on part challenge, part statement: a backwards marathon that’s as much about community and visi...

31/08/2025

September is here and the summer is saying goodbye, but it's not hibernation time yet! There are plenty of reasons to get out this week...

⚖ 30 Objects Representing Justice exhibition at National Justice Museum
🕺 Mathew Bourne's The midnight Bell at Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall
🎩 The Curious Cabaret at The Cosy Club
🏆 World Tug of War Championships at the University of Nottingham
👵 The Last Stand of Mrs Mary Whitehouse at Nottingham Playhouse
🎸 Sancho Panza at The Bodega
⛸ 25th Anniversary Skating Gala at National Ice Centre

This week brings you a brilliant range of events in Notts, whether you are a theatre lover or a sporting fanatic, there's plenty in store to kick off your September. Here are our top picks for the week...

30/08/2025

Happy 35th Birthday to this brilliant Notts institution...

30/08/2025

With its first year in 2024 bringing 34 new murals to Nottingham’s streets, Art Fest is back this month to splash more colour and creativity on walls throughout the city. Festival Director Benjamin Kay, who co-runs The Carousel in Hockley, tells us why he set up the festival and what to expect from this year…

With its first year in 2024 bringing 34 new murals to Nottingham’s streets, Art Fest is back this month to splash more colour and creativity on walls throughout the city. Festival Director Benjamin Kay, who runs The Carousel in Hockley, tells us why he set up the festival and what to expect from t...

30/08/2025

LeftLion's resident urban myths expert Matthew Blaney tackles the legend of Hucknall Zoo...

29/08/2025

Brace yourself for a good'un...

We're proud to say that the biggest ever issue of LeftLion (an eighty pager!) is out now, and to be distributed around the city this weekend 🦁

As well as this slick cover by Notts artist and our mate Emily Catherine, and sixteen pages dedicated to Nottingham street art, this issue features James Graham, 160 years of the Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall, landscape photographer Tracey Whitefoot, The Sound Sanctuary, Hockley's new Movers venue, Seafood Guy, Lyvia, vintage shopping, Montana, Sneinton Market and plenty more...

Other illustrations feature inside from Kate Wand, Zena Kay, Lily Keogh, Bryony Loveridge, Iulia Teodora Matei, Lily Faye, and Kirsty Gregory 🎨

Pick up your copy from all your favourite Notts spots this weekend, or read on our website 🦁

28/08/2025

Unspeakable crime is afoot at Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall this week!

What do a policeman and a playwright have in common? Unspeakable crime, as it happens. Twist and double twist await the audience in this nail-bitingly tense thriller...

28/08/2025

"In 1963, managers brought London strip club dancer Ingrid Anthrofer to perform alongside the film, Take Your Clothes Off and Live. In case things got too wild, city police were reportedly in attendance."

S*x sells….or so we’ve heard. In our August mag we take a look back at Nottingham’s history of ‘adult’ entertainment cinemas and shops -

S*x sells….or so we’ve heard. We take a look back at Nottingham’s history of ‘adult’ entertainment cinemas and shops.

27/08/2025

'Lunchtime lounger'

📸 by Michelle Coyle

26/08/2025

This weeks brings you tours galore, from gardening tours to archery tours with Robin Hood and Maid Marian. Here's our picks of the week...

This weeks brings you tours galore, from gardening tours to archery tours with Robin Hood and Maid Marian. Here's our picks of the week... 

26/08/2025

Sonic Boom Festival might only be in its second year, but it’s already made a mighty bang in the nearby Burton-on-Trent — and if founders and organisers Chris Baldwin and Andi Jepson have anything to do with it, the aftershocks are just getting started.

Sonic Boom Festival might only be in its second year, but it’s already made a mighty bang in the nearby Burton-on-Trent — and if founders and organisers Chris Baldwin and Andi Jepson have anything to do with it, the aftershocks are just getting started.