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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TheatreStornoway, Quebec @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Stornoway, Quebec blends drama, comedy and a trio of languages into a fast-paced and enjoyable Gaelic Western Read more »| 11 Apr 2023 -
FilmSuzume
Makoto Shinkai's latest romantic fantasy is visually astonishing yet narratively scattered Read more »| 11 Apr 2023 -
Film"A quest for life": Mia Hansen-Løve on One Fine Morning
French filmmaker Mia Hansen-Løve is back with the delicate, heartbreaking slice-of-life drama One Fine Morning Read more »| 11 Apr 2023 -
FilmJulia Parks on her Alchemy residency in Hawick
Julia Parks is the most recent artist to take part in Alchemy Film & Arts' The Teviot, the Flag and the Rich, Rich Soil residency – she enjoyed it so much she's moved to Hawick permanently Read more »| 11 Apr 2023 -
ComedyMr. Swallow @ Tramway, Glasgow
Mr. Swallow, the squeaky-voiced alter ego of Ted Lasso’s Nick Mohammed, brings high octane energy to what is revealed to be a rather gentle hour of comedy-magic and trickery Read more »| 10 Apr 2023 -
MusicFeist – Multitudes
The Canadian's sixth album is an intimate affair – it's honest, reflective and undeniably Feist Read more »| 10 Apr 2023
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ComedyDream Gig: John Aggasild
Lovely Glasgow comedy night VISION BOARD is back on its feet after the pando – so who else is better to take on Dream Gig but one of VB's founding members, John Aggasild? Read more »| 10 Apr 2023 -
FilmOne Fine Morning
Léa Seydoux is fantastic as a single mother being pulled in many different directions in Mia Hansen-Løve's moving character study, One Fine Morning Read more »| 10 Apr 2023 -
FilmSave the Filmhouse: New protest set for 15 April
Campaigners behind the Save the Filmhouse group are organising a National Protest for the Arts on 15 April, coinciding with World Art Day Read more »| 06 Apr 2023 -
MusicYaeji – With a Hammer
On With a Hammer, Yaeji channels anger into a record that embraces fun and surprising musical juxtapositions Read more »| 06 Apr 2023 -
ComedyPhil Wang @ King's Theatre, Glasgow
Wry observations treated with an understated physicality means Phil Wang's onto a winner with this new hour Read more »| 06 Apr 2023 -
MusicInternational Music Festivals: A How-To Guide
With international music festivals confidently back on the menu, here are a few things to think about before you go abroad for your 2023 music festival fix Read more »| 05 Apr 2023 -
ClubsAim High: 11 Years of Hawkchild DIY
For eleven years now, Hawkchild DIY has offered up some of the most unorthodox and musically subversive artists in Scotland's clubs, with bookings includes Yung Lean, Kamixlo, Malibu, Oli XL, Doss, Bladee, and Casual Gabberz Read more »| 05 Apr 2023 -
BooksShy by Max Porter
Max Porter's highly anticipated fourth novel Shy is a hallucinatory, fragmentary journey through its eponymous character's internal landscape Read more »| 04 Apr 2023 -
MusicWhat happens when an artist doesn't get paid by a festival
Lost Map Records boss and Pictish Trail frontman Johnny Lynch talks us through the stressful reality of what happens when a festival doesn't pay the artists and asks music fans to make better choices Read more »| 04 Apr 2023