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Local Live Bands, Markets, Film Festivals and Escape Rooms: Here's What's On This Week in Nottingham 21-28 April 2024

There's no end of exciting events this week in Nottingham. From beloved local live act Wizard's Can't be Lawyers and Central Library gigs to the anticipated return of Beeston Film Festival and the Ay Up Market, see here for our picks of the most unmissable choices. 

We tried out the National Justice Museum's brand new escape room

Adding another facet to their already varied and exciting calendar of events, The National Justice Museum has launched Guilty?! - a new escape room that takes players for an interactive adventure through the Grade II listed historic prison. The LeftLion team went down to try it out…

Guilty?! - a National Justice Museum Escape Room

Film + Q&A Review: The Great Escaper

Nottingham Trent University lecturer and Southwell's own William Ivory held a Q&A for his latest film, The Great Escaper, at Broadway Cinema - and we were asked to stop by and check it out...

After 30 Years as a Tour Guide, Ezekial Bone Tells Us What Robin Hood Means Today

In a city steeped in legend and lore, where history and myth intertwine seamlessly, the story of our rebel outlaw Robin Hood remains strong after hundreds of years. Tour guide Ezekial Bone, a.k.a. Ade Andrews, has spent thirty years developing his craft, bringing legend (and truth) to the modern city. We had a chat to discover his thoughts on what the myth means today and what’s next in Nottingham’s story…

Good Chemistry at The Cave Escape's The Iceman Project

When we were invited to Cave Escape Nottingham to try our luck and brains at their newest addition ‘The Iceman Project’, there was no question of turning such an offer down. The Nottingham independent based on Mansfield Road is already known for its Dracula themed ‘Carfax’ escape room, and ‘Monuments’, which centres around a mission to protect creative masterpieces during the Second World War, and welcomed its newest edition only five weeks ago.

Genesis Visible Touch

Review: Escape From R. M. S. Titanic at Houdini's Nottingham

When Pigs Escape Director Jusep Moreno Explains Why He Took on This One-Of-A-Kind Documentary

We chat to filmmaker Jusep Moreno about his documentary When Pigs Escape, which tells the true story of Matilda the pig and her babies, who were rescued from the woods after escaping from a Nottinghamshire farm…

Our Flag Means Death Star Nathan Foad on Working With Taika Waititi, Growing Up in Newark and Learning to Take Risks

From posting comedic videos on Twitter to starring in one of the most popular comedies on TV, Our Flag Means Death, Newark-born Nathan Foad has had one hell of a story so far. We chat to the writer, actor and producer about working with Taika Waititi, his new show, Newark, Newark, and how he plans to build an entertainment empire…

The Escape Plan- Henry Normal

Nottingham Poetry Festival Virtual Book Signing - Henry Normal - The Escape Plan

The Hunt is On...

We've turned this month's magazine into one big treasure hunt of clues and puzzles. If you think you're smart enough to solve all of them, you could bag yourself a free escape room at Escapologic...

6 Escape Rooms to Tackle in Nottingham

Nottingham’s escape room scene has a reputation for being one of the best in the country. So, during two weeks of searching, puzzle-solving and code cracking, we decided to see what all the fuss about...

Escapologic Have Collaborated with Warhammer to Create the World’s First Warhammer 40,000 Live-Action Escape Room

What happens when you combine the biggest name in miniature wargames with one of the country’s leading escape room creators? Immaterium: the world’s first Warhammer 40,000 live-action escape room. Here’s everything you need to know about the brand-new immersive entertainment collaboration from Games Workshop and Escapologic…

The Nottingham Comedy Festival Director Helen Stead: "It is important to remember that comedy is an outlet to escape from reality, people like to have a laugh to forget about their troubles."

Since its inception in 2009, The Nottingham Comedy Festival has been consistently bringing the laughs to our city year after year. With 2019 set to be the biggest and best festival yet, we caught up with co-founder and director Helen Stead… 

Clearing The Gap: Nottingham Skateboarders on Why Age Means Nowt

On the face of it, skateboarding can seem scary; like some secret club you can only join with a kickflip password. But it’s for anyone and everyone, no matter how old you are. There’s no line that says you can’t be a part of the culture.

Simon Stokes: The Man Who Designs Escapologic Escape Rooms

Thrills, suspense, mystery and horror lie in wait for thousands of adventurers enjoying the fastest growing entertainment phenomenon to hit the planet – The Escape Room. At 900 and counting, each chamber is uniquely designed by a band of subversive lone creators who have found their own special calling. Meet the man who designed one of the highest voted rooms in the UK...

Primitive Weapons Support The Dillinger Escape Plan at Rock City

Theatre Review: Any Means Necessary

We went to see the play exploring the relationship between undercover police officers, their targets, wives and bosses, written by Kefi Chadwick and directed by Nottingham Playhouse Artistic Director Giles Croft

Merrick Badger Talks Undercover Police Officer Betrayal and Any Means Necessary

"Kefi was asking me about the archetypes and patterns. [The play] is based on Mark Kennedy... He has stabbed every back he could, except for his mum, dad and brother"

Playwright Kefi Chadwick on Any Means Necessary at Nottingham Playhouse

"It draws from stories about undercover police officers who had relationships with women while in their undercover personas... living with them for seven years, having children"

Interview with Any Means Necessary Actor Kate Sissons

"They were having seriously intimate relationships with people, and lying to them for years on end. That cannot be good for their psyche. You're bound to crack at some point"

LeftLion sponsors Any Means Necessary

How long have you known your other half? Three years? Maybe four? Do you trust them with your secrets? Do you know theirs? Now imagine if everything you knew about them was a lie

Any Means Necessary - Trailer

When Mel meets Dave at a protest, she believes she has met her kindred spirit. Dave soon becomes central to her life and her activist friends. But is he who he appears to be? An emotionally compelling drama that explores love, betrayal, secrets and lies and exposes the brutality of a police policy that used any means necessary to undermine political protest. Any Means Necessary is based on the events surrounding a group of environmental activists and the 2011 court case which charged them with trespass at nearby Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station. This real-life event set in Nottingham uncovered a national scandal and is the inspiration for this major new commission, written by Kefi Chadwick and directed by Nottingham Playhouse Artistic Director Giles Croft.