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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MusicSelf Esteem – A Complicated Woman
Self Esteem recommends listening on her third album under the stage name, and we're inclined to agree Read more »| 21 Apr 2025 -
FilmApril
After Beginning, Déa Kulumbegashvili returns with a profoundly affecting, wrenching abortion drama Read more »| 21 Apr 2025 -
FilmCloud
Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Cloud is a bracing thriller of internet-era malaise Read more »| 21 Apr 2025 -
FilmLeonardo Van Dijl on Julie Keeps Quiet
Belgian drama Julie Keeps Quiet centres on a teen tennis prodigy who's trying to keep it together during an abuse scandal at her elite tennis academy. Director Leonardo Van Dijl explains his inspirations for the film and his hopes for its reception Read more »| 21 Apr 2025 -
FilmDéa Kulumbegashvili on abortion drama April
Georgian filmmaker Déa Kulumbegashvili talks to us about the making of her abortion drama April and the role of cinema in the face of repressive systems Read more »| 21 Apr 2025 -
TheatreCalamity Jane @ Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Whether you’re a die-hard musical lover or not, this production of Calamity Jane is sure to have you line-dancing your way home Read more »| 17 Apr 2025
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MusicSpotlight On... SOAPBOX
Ahead of their second EP, LOCK IN, we catch up with Tom Rowan of Glasgow political punks SOAPBOX Read more »| 17 Apr 2025 -
MusicDivorce @ Stereo, Glasgow, 5 Apr
Showcasing their debut album, Divorce deliver a joyous performance in Glasgow fuelled by a mutual respect and affection between audience and musicians Read more »| 17 Apr 2025 -
ClubsProper Techno: Slam on returning to the Arches and their new LP
We catch up with Glasgow clubbing veterans Slam on their future at The Arches, and upcoming new album Dark Channel Read more »| 16 Apr 2025 -
MusicFather John Misty @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 12 Apr
Josh Tillman considers his career to date in a set filled exclusively with diamonds Read more »| 15 Apr 2025 -
TheatreAll Guns Blazing: Scottish Opera's The Merry Widow
We speak to John Savournin, director of Scottish Opera's new productions of The Merry Widow and Trial by Jury, on the updating of classic operetta for modern audiences and the experience of translating a piece through time Read more »| 15 Apr 2025 -
FilmAlchemy 2025: Maxime Jean-Baptiste on Kouté vwa
Maxime Jean-Baptiste returns to Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival with Kouté vwa, a hybrid documentary concerned with familial grief, coming-of-age and the shadow of colonialism in French Guiana. He talks to us about blending fact and fiction Read more »| 15 Apr 2025 -
ArtFarm to Plate: MOSS restaurant and ViViVi Studio
Our design writer speaks to Akiko Matsuda and Henry Dobson about their collaboration for new restaurant Moss and their plans for their future in Scotland Read more »| 15 Apr 2025 -
MusicLambrini Girls @ Saint Luke's, Glasgow, 9 Apr
The line between the stage and the crowd is entirely blurred at tonight's Lambrini Girls show as the pair have the Saint Luke's crowd in the palm of their hands Read more »| 11 Apr 2025 -
MusicDua Lipa’s domination: understanding a specious superstar
We hold a magnifying glass up to parenthetical pop star Dua Lip and ask, is her heart even in it? Read more »| 10 Apr 2025