Arts & Entertainment
The latest arts and entertainment highlights, previews, reviews, music and film features and opinion pieces from The Skinny writers.
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TheatreAn Evening of Eric and Ern @ The King’s Theatre, Edinburgh
The classic comedy duo are back with their greatest sketches – for one night only Read more »| 08 May 2019 -
TheatreThe Mack @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
If the recent events at Notre Dame have taught us anything, it’s that buildings can hold great love, memories and admiration. The world's relationship ... Read more »| 08 May 2019 -
FilmMargaret Tait to be celebrated with ten new films from Scottish filmmakers
The Orcadian filmmaker and poet Margaret Tait will be commemorated with ten new commissions, including films by Luke Fowler, Sarah Wood, Morag McKinnon and Mark Cousins Read more »| 08 May 2019 -
BooksBeth McColl on How To Come Alive Again
Ahead of Mental Health Awareness Week 2019, we talk to Beth McColl about her new book How To Come Alive Again on navigating the good and bad days and the power of small goals Read more »| 07 May 2019 -
TheatreSound Symphony @ The Studio at Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Sound Symphony is a highly interactive, sensory performance, crafted specifically for a young, profoundly autistic audience Read more »| 07 May 2019 -
MusicMac DeMarco – Here Comes the Cowboy
Here Comes the Cowboy encapsulates a liberating sense of past struggle with heartbreaking lyrics and vivacious instrumentation Read more »| 07 May 2019
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MusicHolly Herndon – PROTO
US electronic experimentalist Holly Herndon makes cerebral and emotive contributions to the on-going discourse of art and AI on her best album yet, PROTO Read more »| 07 May 2019 -
MusicScott Hutchison’s Family Launch Mental Health Charity
The focus of this new charity Tiny Changes – dedicated to Scott Hutchison's legacy – will be the mental health of young people Read more »| 07 May 2019 -
FilmTeen Turmoil: Josephine Decker on Madeline's Madeline
One of the fiercest talents on America's vibrant indie film scene, Josephine Decker discusses about her impressionistic new feature Madeline's Madeline, which centres on an extraordinary performance from teen newcomer Helena Howard Read more »| 07 May 2019 -
MusicThe Skinny on EH-FM: Show Eight (Listen Again)
BANKS, Confidence Man, Flohio, Big Thief, DJ Seinfeld, C Duncan and Kindness all feature on our latest show on EH-FM – listen back below Read more »| 07 May 2019 -
MusicEva Hendricks on Charly Bliss' new album Young Enough
Ahead of the release of her band’s second album Young Enough, Eva Hendricks of Charly Bliss talks about purging toxicity from your life and finding strength in pop music Read more »| 07 May 2019 -
MusicAnnie Booth on stripping back her sound for Spectral
We talk to Annie Booth about the inspiration behind her new EP, Spectral, and what led her to strip back her sound Read more »| 06 May 2019 -
TheatreMele Broomes on Sonic Séance
Mele Broomes talks to The Skinny about Sonic Séance, her follow-up dance piece to 2018's award-winning show, VOID Read more »| 06 May 2019 -
FilmMadeline's Madeline
Madeline’s Madeline disguises its horrifyingly intimate conflict – presented without or sugarcoating – behind a tapestry of dream sequences and untrustworthy characters. Read more »| 06 May 2019 -
FilmThe CineSkinny on Tour: The line-up
This month The Skinny takes a programme of excellent short film on a tour of two of our favourite venues Read more »| 03 May 2019