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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FilmAquaman
Aquaman is not a flawlessly constructed film but takes the DCEU in a wonderful, welcome direction, enthralling with stunning visuals and grounding itself in humanity Read more »| 09 Apr 2019 -
FilmYuli – The Carlos Acosta Story
A compelling and heartfelt biopic of Cuban dance sensation Carlos Acosta, following him on his journey from roughhousing on the streets of Havana to dancing in the world's great opera houses Read more »| 09 Apr 2019 -
ClubsB2B: Helena Hauff x Tama Sumo interview
With Terminal V returning to Edinburgh's Royal Highland Centre for its Easter party this month, two of the DJs performing – Helena Hauff and Tama Sumo – discuss their respective careers Read more »| 09 Apr 2019 -
TheatreSarah Bebe Holmes on Egg
The Skinny chats to Sarah Bebe Holmes about her sell-out Fringe show, Egg, which uses aerial acrobatics to tell a true story of fertility and choice Read more »| 09 Apr 2019 -
TheatreNora: A Doll's House @ Tramway, Glasgow
Stef Smith's adaptation of Ibsen's classic play, Nora: A Doll's House kicks off the Citizens Women Season and explores, secrets, lies and possibilities Read more »| 09 Apr 2019 -
TheatreStones In His Pockets @ King’s Theatre, Edinburgh
Lindsay Posner’s Stones In His Pockets is the story of what happens when a major Hollywood production decides to take over a landscape for its own purposes Read more »| 09 Apr 2019
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TheatreKith @ Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh
Primal Dream Theatre ask us how we find our way home when we don’t know our origins in new play Kith, a far-from-linear modern folktale Read more »| 08 Apr 2019 -
MusicThe Skinny on EH-FM: Show Four (Listen Again)
Listen back to our fourth show on EH-FM, with guests Chuchoter as well as music from Carly Rae Jepsen, Aidan Moffat & RM Hubbert, Annie Booth, Lowkey and Darude. Yes, Darude Read more »| 08 Apr 2019 -
ClubsGuest Selector: Mallorca Lee
Scottish DJ and producer Mallorca Lee talks us through some of the tracks that influenced his new album Acid & Eve Read more »| 08 Apr 2019 -
FilmJessie Buckley on Glasgow music drama Wild Rose
Wild Rose stars Jessie Buckley as a country singer with dreams of making it big in Nashville; we talk to Buckley, and the film's writer Nicole Taylor Read more »| 08 Apr 2019 -
TheatreMatilda the Musical @ Playhouse, Edinburgh
The RSC's acclaimed musical version of Roald Dahl's Matilda is a life-affirming piece with an excellent young cast Read more »| 08 Apr 2019 -
TheatreDear Europe @ SWG3, Glasgow
In Dear Europe, the many and varied aspects of Scotland's relationship with Europe are catalogued on one night in Glasgow's SWG3 Read more »| 08 Apr 2019 -
BooksThe Parisian by Isabella Hammad
A sweeping tale that charts many years in the life of a young Palestinian man, The Parisian's themes and characters will remain with audiences long after the novel is over Read more »| 08 Apr 2019 -
MusicWide Days 2019: Megan Airlie interview
Ahead of her appearance at Wide Days' Showcase in Edinburgh on 12 April, we speak to Megan Airlie about the opportunities an event like Wide Days can offer emerging artists Read more »| 08 Apr 2019 -
MusicStand Atlantic @ King Tut's, Glasgow, 1 Apr
King Tut's plays host to Australia's pop-punk up-and-comers Stand Atlantic on a night highlighted by infectious hooks and singalongs Read more »| 07 Apr 2019