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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TheatreNational Theatre of Scotland: Black Watch @ SECC, 28 March - 13 April
"If he wants to know what it's like in Iraq, Cammy, he has to feel some fucking pain!" A man in military dress is bent over a young man, trying to break his ... Read more »| 04 Jul 2014 -
ComedyThe Little Theatre That Could
Placed just 17 miles from Manchester and 30 from Liverpool, Chorley Little Theatre – under the direction of Ian Robinson – is giving the big boys a run for their money. Catch a number of Edinburgh previews in the Lancashire picturehouse this month Read more »| 04 Jul 2014 -
FilmBoyhood
In Boyhood, Richard Linklater follows the same actors over 12 years, as they age with their characters. Ellar Coltrane plays Mason Jr, a six-year-old bo... Read more »| 04 Jul 2014 -
Theatre
Programming the Future: Hope Street's Emerging Artists
An immersive show at the Bluecoat, a carnivalesque performance at Everton Park and an adventure game? All in a season's work for Hope Street's Emerging Artists Programme. Laura Cockett and John Leyland discuss the impressive initiative Read more »| 04 Jul 2014 -
Music
Time Bandits: Remember Remember on Forgetting The Present
As time and geography conspire against them, Rock Action sextet Remember Remember pull off an unlikely victory for grandiosity Read more »| 03 Jul 2014 -
ComedySpotlight: David Stanier
Vikings, crisps, and mountain gorillas Read more »| 03 Jul 2014
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Clubs
Edinburgh clubbing extravaganza Nightvision announces first acts
Wide-ranging new club series will bring a selection of top acts to some of the city’s best-loved venues Read more »| 02 Jul 2014 -
Theatre
Lord of the Flies @ The Lowry Studio, Salford, 9-12 Jul
A group of schoolboys, evacuated from their homes for safety, find themselves stranded and alone on a tropical island in the dramatic opening of William Gold... Read more »| 02 Jul 2014 -
Clubs
Half Of Where They Lived: Glitterbug Interviewed
Childhood experiences have left German producer Till Rohmann married to his mortality – new record Dust draws inspiration from his labelmate Gold Panda to take it further Read more »| 02 Jul 2014 -
Film
Scotland Film Event Highlights – July 2014
This month in film there's a tribute to Chaplin, the return of the Found Footage Festival and exploitation classic From Dusk till Dawn is back on the big screen Read more »| 02 Jul 2014 -
Books
The Matiushin Case by Oleg Pavlov
'Matiushin thought it was hilarious, everything suddenly seemed funny to him; the more hopelessly dark and confused it became, the funnier it was.' Beginnin... Read more »| 02 Jul 2014 -
Comedy
"The People's Poet is dead." Rik Mayall Remembered
Rik Mayall, undisputed king of alternative comedy, has died suddenly at the age of 56 Read more »| 02 Jul 2014 -
Music
Gulp – Season Sun
The woozy clip-clop of opener Game Love sets the dreamy tone for this, the debut by The Super Furries’ Guto Pryce and his partner Lindsey Leven. Colour... Read more »| 02 Jul 2014 -
Music
Uptown Again: The Afghan Whigs
As his reinvigorated soul rock ensemble play their first gig in Scotland since 1999, frontman Greg Dulli relays the virtues of make ups, break ups and calling Saul Goodman Read more »| 02 Jul 2014 -
Clubs
Northwest Clubbing Highlights – July 2014
As studentdom goes on hiatus for the next few months, we cherry-pick the best action from the July club calendar for all you mainstays out there – represent Read more »| 02 Jul 2014