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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TheatreOn Your Feet! @ Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Gloria Estefan musical On Your Feet! is a joyous and explosive concoction of music and dance Read more »| 11 Oct 2019 -
ArtCreative Edinburgh Awards 2019: The Winners
Author Jemma Neville, The Scottish BAME Writers Network, and Fringe of Colour organiser Jess Brough are among the winners of this year's Creative Edinburgh Awards Read more »| 10 Oct 2019 -
MusicStars @ The Deaf Institute, Manchester, 26 Sep
A triumphant run through the seminal Set Yourself on Fire reveals the Canadian stalwarts' ongoing importance Read more »| 10 Oct 2019 -
MusicMALKA – Taking It Back (Video Premiere)
Watch the video for Taking It Back, the lead single from MALKA's upcoming new album I'm Not Your Soldier Read more »| 10 Oct 2019 -
MusicSHHE – SHHE
The sparse arrangements on Su Shaw's debut album as SHHE evoke intimate moods and lingering questions Read more »| 10 Oct 2019 -
MusicRichard Dawson – 2020
Returning from the early-medieval north to the 21st century, Richard Dawson has crafted another masterpiece Read more »| 10 Oct 2019
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MusicElbow – Giants of All Sizes
A record defined by its darkness, Elbow's eighth album Giants of All Sizes is gritty, graceful and vital Read more »| 10 Oct 2019 -
FilmLFF 2019: Marriage Story
Powerful performances from Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson can't disguise a certain staleness in Noah Baumbach's latest film Read more »| 09 Oct 2019 -
MusicLights in the Dark: Last Night From Glasgow & Olive Grove
Last Night From Glasgow and Olive Grove artists Pocket Knife, Domiciles, Kohla, The Girl Who Cried Wolf, Lemon Drink, Moonsoup and Mt. Doubt discuss their upcoming gigs and releases Read more »| 09 Oct 2019 -
BooksFive events to catch at Golden Hare Books Festival
The reigning winner of the British Book Awards' Bookshop of the Year, Edinburgh's Golden Hare Books is branching out with their first festival this October. Here are a few highlights from their inaugural programme Read more »| 09 Oct 2019 -
MusicCurrent Affairs – Object & Subject
Glasgow post-punks, featuring current and former members of Anxiety and Shopping, impress with an energetic collection of their work so far Read more »| 09 Oct 2019 -
FilmLFF 2019: Run
Scott Graham’s third feature follows a petrol-head who was born to run, but instead never left his small fishing village in Scotland Read more »| 08 Oct 2019 -
MusicKim Gordon – No Home Record
Kim Gordon’s first solo album is a breathtaking barrage of noise, anger and humour Read more »| 08 Oct 2019 -
ArtLiving in Emergency: Alberta Whittle interview
Artist Alberta Whittle shares the intentions of her major and ambitious solo show in Dundee Contemporary Arts, discussing insidious anti-blackness, caring strategies for 'living in emergency' and the racialisation of the climate crisis Read more »| 08 Oct 2019 -
MusicListen to two new songs from The Twilight Sad
Following a knockout year for The Twilight Sad, and ahead of their two biggest headline shows to date, they release new songs Rats and Public Housing Read more »| 08 Oct 2019