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Gig review: Playback launch showcase at The Carousel

Tue 28 Jul 2026

Luke Brennan, the creator of Playback, wants to change the music industry for the better to help support the local scene. The first Playback showcase took place at Notts grassroots venue, The Carousel, and was completely sold out with 100% of ticket sales going towards the artists performing - proving that change is possible for the industry...

Theatre Review: The Market Deeping Model Railway Club at Nottingham Playhouse

Mon 13 Jul 2026

The third of Nottingham Playhouse's new season by local playwrights is a charming production, written by William Ivory. It focuses on a group of seven men (and one woman) who bond and overcome personal traumas by exhibiting model railways...

Theatre Review: Dyke Systems Ltd by Fag Packet at the Nottingham Playhouse

Fri 10 Jul 2026

This award-winning theatre double act come to Nottingham with a comedy show that is part queer fever dream and part corporate seminar, and much more...

Pick Six: playwright and actor William Ivory

Tue 07 Jul 2026

For this month’s Pick Six we turned to Notts born screenwriter, playwright and actor William Ivory ahead of his play The Market Deeping Model Railway Club, which runs at the Nottingham Playhouse until Saturday 25 July.

Theatre Review: Smoke at Nottingham Playhouse

SMOKE is a new play from acclaimed queer theatre-maker Alexis Gregory whose work has appeared in the West End and internationally. Award-winning filmmaker Campbell X directs...

Play Review: Television Workshop's I Had A Wheelbarrow at The Nest

Wed 17 Jun 2026

The Nottingham Television Workshop, famed for nurturing many local actors, is launching a play about Notts County FC and fans. You can't get more local than that...

Plays, classic films, and gigs in association with LeftLion: Here's what's on in Nottingham this week, 15 - 21 June

Sun 14 Jun 2026

There's a lot to do this week in Nottingham, with a classic film shown in 35mm at the Savoy and local institution the Television Workshop showcasing a play about Notts County FC, among other options. Here's a few things we think are worth doing.

Interview: Alexis Gregory in Smoke, a queer thriller at Nottingham Playhouse

Mon 08 Jun 2026

Smoke is a new play from acclaimed queer theatre-maker Alexis Gregory coming to Nottingham this month. As well as a hard-hitting, savage, comic-thriller, a panel follows the play, hosted by You Are Loved and exploring issues from the play. LeftLion speaks to Alexis about social media, drugs, homophobia and much more...

Comedy Review: Danny Bhoy at the Nottingham Playhouse

Sun 07 Jun 2026

A veteran comic’s vibrant victory lap at the Nottingham Playhouse has the audience smiling...

Theatre Review: Barnum at the Nottingham Playhouse

Wed 27 May 2026

Roll up, roll up! Barnum brings big top joy to Nottingham Playhouse...

LeftLion Interviews Podcast #18: Nyrobi and Chaya of ALT BLK ERA on winning a MOBO, playing Jools Holland, touring with Pendulum and homecoming gigs

Fri 22 May 2026

This episode we are joined by Nyrobi and Chaya of ALT BLK ERA, who talk about their whirlwind year of winning a MOBO, appearing on Jools Holland and touring Europe with Pendulum…

Theatre Review: Scenes from a Friendship at Nottingham Playhouse

Thu 21 May 2026

Time-hop through nineties teendom into adulthood with the latest gem from Nottingham playwright, Jane Upton. A messy trip down memory lane to make us laugh, cry and celebrate the friendships that shape us...

Interview: Aisling Loftus, Nick Preston and Oliver Huntingdon on Television Workshop's new play ' I Had A Wheelbarrow'

Wed 20 May 2026

Nottingham’s Television Workshop and acclaimed director Shane Meadows are collaborating on I Had a Wheelbarrow, a play about football. Leftlion were invited along to the County Stadium for the filming and met with a hat-trick of Workshop alumni. Aisling Loftus (Sherwood), Nick Preston (Ladhood) and Oliver Huntingdon (Grantchester) kindly tackled the questions…

Comedy, music festivals and local talent: Here's what's on this week in Nottingham 18 -24 May

Mon 18 May 2026

This week in Notts! Enjoy local theatre performances and live comedy, or head to Dot to Dot music festival and dance the night away in various venues across Nottingham. Here's our top picks...

Left Magpie: Play Offs Again

Tue 05 May 2026

Our Notts County columnist Julian McDougall reflects on a Notts County’s season that has delivered another play-off push - but under a model that feels as safe as it does limiting...

Theatre Review: Small Island at Nottingham Playhouse

Sat 02 May 2026

A play that focuses on the harsh realities of postwar Britain for the Windrush generation and examines the consequences of empire...

Comedy Review: Russell Kane in Chuckl Comedy at Nottingham Playhouse

Sun 26 Apr 2026

Russell Kane headlines a night of comedy at Nottingham Playhouse, under the Chuckl comedy banner. And he has got Gen Z and the world of toxic masculinity in his sights...

Interview: BalletBoyz directors Michael Nunn and Billy Trevitt at Nottingham Playhouse

Thu 23 Apr 2026

After 25 years of pushing boundaries, BalletBoyz return to Nottingham with a radical new show celebrating their silver anniversary. Artistic Directors Michael Nunn and Billy Trevitt talk to Leftlion about the story so far...

Pick six: playwright Jane Upton

Thu 16 Apr 2026

For this month’s Pick Six we turned to local playwright, Jane Upton, who’s new show Scenes from a Friendship comes to Nottingham Playhouse from Friday 15 May.

Theatre review: Nine Sixteenths at Nottingham Playhouse

Mon 23 Mar 2026

The story and epic fallout of Janet Jackson’s 2004 Super Bowl is creatively re-examined through the lens of a real-life, queer black girl coming of age tale in this authentic, eye-opening and funny four-woman show.

Theatre Review: Punch at Nottingham Playhouse

Thu 19 Mar 2026

Punch premiered at the Nottingham Playhouse in 2024 and went onto international acclaim. A true story that shocks yet inspires. Now, by popular demand, it has come home. With a whole new cast, how is it bearing up?

Theatre Interview: Rosalie Minnit, star of Clementine, appearing at Nottingham Playhouse in April

Thu 19 Mar 2026

Lady Clementine has until her 27th birthday to find The One. But love is never easy and Clementine promises a show that is both funny and thought provoking. Rosalie Minnit, actress and writer behind the show, shares her insights with Leftlion...

Theatre Review: Fixing at Nottingham Playhouse

Sun 08 Mar 2026

Repairing a 1952 Sunbeam Talbot Mark II becomes a metaphor for growing up, self care and finding your identity...

Theatre Review: Matt Parker – Getting Triggy With It at the Nottingham Playhouse

Tue 03 Mar 2026

Matt Parker is a best-selling author and stand-up performer, who has built a reputation for being a wizz at mathes. As part of his mission to bring maths to the masses, he has just been in town. Leftlion crunches the numbers...

Theatre Review: The King Stone at Nottingham Playhouse

Fri 27 Feb 2026

A brand new play channels the mystical energy of the Nine Ladies, Derbyshire's stone circle. But what can ancient monuments and the spinning cosmos say about relationships down here on earth...

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