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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TheatreScottish Theatre Highlights: October 2025
This month, Scotland is host to a wide array of ambitious festivals Read more »| 29 Sep 2025 -
ArtHayley Tompkins: surroundings @ The Modern Institute, Glasgow
The Glasgow artist's new body of work is a shapeshifting explosion of paint that is both subtle and moving Read more »| 29 Sep 2025 -
FilmScottish Film Events: October 2025
Film festival season continues apace, horror movies abound on the lead-up to Halloween, and Glasgow Film Theatre gets melodramatic with an epic melodrama season Read more »| 29 Sep 2025 -
MusicDania – Listless
With all the songs on Listless composed after midnight, Dania's album truly lives in its darkest corners Read more »| 29 Sep 2025 -
ComedyBraw or Naw? with Christopher Macarthur-Boyd
For the 20th anniversary edition of The Skinny, we've dragged classic comedy feature Braw or Naw out of the archives. One of 2025's Kings of Scottish comedy tries it on for size Read more »| 29 Sep 2025 -
BooksMen in the Sun: And Other Palestinian Stories by Ghassan Kanafani
A remarkable collection of short stories by Palestinian author Ghassan Kanafani are brought together for the first time Read more »| 29 Sep 2025
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MusicNina Garcia @ The Old Hairdresser's, Glasgow, 24 Sep
One of the guitar's most exciting proponents, Nina Garcia leads a night of sublime and powerful noise Read more »| 26 Sep 2025 -
TheatreFiddler on the Roof @ Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
This new touring production of Fiddler on the Roof is an emotionally resonant revival of a classic Read more »| 26 Sep 2025 -
MusicYusuf / Cat Stevens @ Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 22 Sep
Part book tour, part concert, tonight does little to diminish the legend of Yusuf / Cat Stevens – but doesn't add much either Read more »| 25 Sep 2025 -
Musicchloe moriondo @ King Tut's, Glasgow, 21 Sep
The weight of chloe moriondo's songwriting comes through loud and clear as she commands the King Tut's stage without losing the bedroom spirit that started it all Read more »| 25 Sep 2025 -
MusicSpotlight On... Goodnight Louisa
Ahead of releasing Marathon, her second album as synth-noir artist Goodnight Louisa, we catch up with Glasgow-based Louisa McCraw Read more »| 25 Sep 2025 -
MusicSAY Award: The 2025 Longlist
The Scottish Album of the Year Award has announced the 20 records that have made this year’s longlist, with Mogwai, Hamish Hawk, Be Charlotte and Kathryn Joseph among the eclectic mix Read more »| 25 Sep 2025 -
FilmAll the Devils Are Here
Barnaby Roper's crime drama doesn't break the mould, but its excellent performances from the likes of Eddie Marsan, Rory Kinnear and Sam Claflin make this zippy thriller very much worth your while Read more »| 23 Sep 2025 -
MusicSPRINTS – All That Is Over
Embodying the ethos of punk, All That Is Over mirrors the horrific state of humanity that the world has found itself in Read more »| 23 Sep 2025 -
MusicOlivia Dean – The Art of Loving
On second album The Art of Loving, Olivia Dean transforms balances playful charm with raw emotion Read more »| 23 Sep 2025