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Local Star Holly Humberstone Discusses Rising Fame, Overcoming Stage Fright and Her New Release
Fri 19 Apr 2024Local star Holly Humberstone is on a high, and still rising fast. We caught up with her between tours to discuss her confessional songwriting, how she has gained confidence performing on stage, and why Nottingham is still so special to her.
Left Stag: March 2024
Mon 08 Apr 2024Will 2024 be the year of Mansfield Town FC? Our trusty supporter Josh Pickering takes a look at how March has gone for the Stags...
Local Nottingham Artists Have The Chance To Play Legendary Rock City Main Stage @ Dot To Dot Festival
The Future Sound of Nottingham is returning for 2024. FSN gives Nottingham and Nottinghamshire musicians the opportunity to play the iconic main stage of Rock City.
Left Stag: February 2024
Sat 09 Mar 2024Will 2024 be the year of Mansfield Town FC? Our trusty supporter Josh Pickering takes a look at how February has gone for the Stags...
Theatre Review: Bluey's Big Play at Theatre Royal
Fri 09 Feb 2024The celebrated Australian cartoon canine family now have their own stage show. But how will the charms of Bluey, Bingo, Bandit, Chilli and co transfer over from the small screen to the big stage?
Left Stag: January 2024
Thu 01 Feb 2024On an amber wall, in one of the entrances that opens into the Quarry Lane End, is a quote by the great former-Liverpool manager, Bob Paisley – “If you’re in the penalty area and don’t know what to do with the ball, put it in the net and we’ll discuss the options later”. How true these words now ring with Stags having done so only three times in the four January games since their triumphant away win at Stockport, on New Year’s Day...
Left Stag: December 2023
Sun 31 Dec 2023After the turbulence of November, our first defeat and then several more in different competitions, it’s safe to say the Stags have categorically consigned that sequence of bad results to history and bounced back in imperious fashion...
Left Stag: November 2023
Sat 02 Dec 2023After an unseasonably long harvest of points in August, September and October and an unbeaten run that will live long in the memories of Stags fans (particularly if this is to eventually end up a successful campaign), the winds finally changed and brought a turbulent November...
We Speak to Poet Ravelle-Sadé Fairman About Performing on Stage and Inspiring Young Writers
Fri 20 Oct 2023Getting in front of an audience and revealing your innermost thoughts sounds pretty daunting, but the rewards of speaking your truth are many. We spoke to Ravelle-Sadé Fairman about performing on stage, inspiring young writers and the purpose of poetry.
Left Stag October: The Nottinghamshire Derby
Fri 20 Oct 2023What could possess someone to get up at 7.30am on a Saturday morning, head into town and drink Guinness out of a plastic cup surrounded by men with neck tattoos and Stone Island clobber? An away day, of course!
Left Stag: September 2023
Wed 20 Sept 2023Our man Josh Pickering is back with a run-down of the last month of action at for Mansfield Town and some news of his own offspring donning the amber shirt...
Left Stag: August 2023
Thu 10 Aug 2023We've recently bought back our monthly Forest and County columns after a few years in the wilderness. But it's about time we covered the other football team in Notts too, right? We are delighted to launch our new monthly Mansfield Town FC column penned by lifelong stags fan Josh Osoro Pickering...
Meet Stage Door Keeper Steve Harvey, the Man Who Greets the Stars at Nottingham's Theatre Royal
Sat 20 May 2023There’s been a stage door keeper on duty at Nottingham’s Theatre Royal every day since 25 September 1865, providing a warm, friendly welcome to the venue’s staff, members of the public, visiting companies, orchestras, and celebrities alike. Over 150 years since the role first originated, we catch up with the incumbent, Steve Harvey, to learn more about the comings and goings of one of the UK's most successful touring venues…
Star of the BBC Talent Hotlist, Katie Redford, Chats Her Debut Stage Play Tapped
Sun 14 May 2023Stapleford-born actress and playwright Katie Redford is currently listed on the BBC New Talent Hotlist, and it’s easy to see why - her impressive portfolio includes theatre, radio, and a BAFTA Rocliffe TV Comedy award, after all. Ahead of its UK tour, we chat to Katie about her debut stage play, Tapped, which went into production last year and landed her an Offie nomination for Most Promising New Playwright…
We Hear From Notts Stage Legend Kenneth Alan Taylor Ahead of His Appearance at Djanogly Theatre
Sat 04 Feb 2023Before his fundraiser event at Lakeside Arts on Friday 10 February, Kenneth Alan Taylor sits down with LeftLion...
We Chat to Jocelyn Prah, Star of Hit Stage Show Magic Goes Wrong
Fri 01 Apr 2022When two of the biggest names in the magic, Penn and Teller, team up with Mischief Theatre, one the one of the most impressive success stories in recent theatre history, you know the results are going to be impressive. Enter Magic Goes Wrong, the part-comedy, part-show, part-magic show that’s blown audiences away up and down the country since going on tour last August. As the show enters the home straight of its tour with a visit to Nottingham’s Theatre Royal this month, we catch up with cast member Jocelyn Prah to find out exactly what to expect…
Notts Improv Duo The Clones Return to the Stage
Fri 13 Aug 2021Lloydie James Lloyd and Liam Webber will take over Fishergate Point as part of this year's Edinburgh Fringe. Yes, you read that right...
Theatre Royal Is Staging a Socially-Distanced Sleeping Beauty This Christmas
Tue 17 Nov 2020To them, to you...