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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MusicNova Twins @ La Belle Angele, Edinburgh, 24 Feb
Nova Twins' commitment to self-love and empowerment radiates tonight; true to its DIY punk spirit, their latest album Supernova shows itself to be strongest as a live show Read more »| 03 Mar 2023 -
FilmScottish Film Events: March 2023
This month's film column is all about Berwick-upon-Tweed, imaginary Brad Pitt and BFFs Read more »| 02 Mar 2023 -
BooksLeila Aboulela on her latest novel River Spirit
We chat with Cairo-born, Sudan-raised and Aberdeen-resident Leila Aboulela about her latest novel River Spirit, and the importance of re-examining the histories we are handed Read more »| 02 Mar 2023 -
FilmThe Beasts
The Beasts is a solid and accessible rural thriller that moves smoothly between mainstream and arthouse Read more »| 02 Mar 2023 -
FilmGod's Creatures
A mother's loyalties are tested in Irish drama God's Creatures, staring Emily Watson and Paul Mescal Read more »| 02 Mar 2023 -
TheatreScottish Theatre Highlights: March 2023
Scottish Opera stage Il Trittico, BUZZCUT's radical performance festival returns, and new shows from Company of Wolves & National Theatre of Scotland Read more »| 02 Mar 2023
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BooksFire Rush by Jacqueline Crooks
Jacqueline Crooks' debut Fire Rush is a vibrant journey into clubs, music and culture, set in the late 70s and early 80s between England and Jamaica Read more »| 02 Mar 2023 -
ArtEdinburgh Art Festival announce 2023 programme
Edinburgh Art Festival returns in August for its nineteenth year, under the new curatorial direction of Kim McAleese Read more »| 01 Mar 2023 -
MusicScottish New Music Round-up: March 2023
From electronic dance hits that explore the intersection of mind and body, to folkloric anthems brought into the 21st century, March has it all Read more »| 01 Mar 2023 -
ArtPortraits of Home: Matthew Arthur Williams at DCA
Matthew Arthur Williams’ revelatory exhibition Soon Come contemplates meanings of home and how the labour of certain communities is rendered invisible Read more »| 01 Mar 2023 -
ComedyScottish Comedy Highlights: March 2023
The biggie this month is Glasgow International Comedy Festival, but there’s plenty of laughs to be had even before the festival starts. Read more »| 01 Mar 2023 -
ClubsScottish Clubbing Highlights: March 2023
Spring has nearly sprung, and March's clubbing picks include Hawkchild DIY, Voight-Kampff’s return to Glasgow, and Ismus Berlin’s debut Scottish party Read more »| 01 Mar 2023 -
FilmAndrew Cumming on stone age horror Out of Darkness
Andrew Cumming’s debut Out of Darkness takes us back to paleolithic Scotland where a band of early humans are being picked off one by one by a mysterious threat. We speak to Cumming about his early influences and honing his craft in unlikely places Read more »| 28 Feb 2023 -
BooksCouplets: A Love Story by Maggie Millner
A poet takes the intimate form of the couplet to tell a tale of breaking apart and new passion in Maggie Millner's lyrical novel Read more »| 28 Feb 2023 -
FilmLuke Fowler on his Margaret Tait film Being in a Place
Glasgow-based artist, filmmaker and musician Luke Fowler discusses his new film Being in a Place – a complex portrait of fellow Scottish filmmaker Margaret Tait Read more »| 28 Feb 2023