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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Theatre
Cinderella Open Auditions
Do you have what it takes to be the next pantomime superstar? Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
Theatre
The Bare Necessities
There is something intrinsically appealing about 'The Jungle Book': the wild jungle setting and brushes with a dangerous tiger awaken primal instincts and the call to nature, but the very colonial ideals imposed on Kipling's jungle make us feel safe. Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
Theatre
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum
The Disney-esque set serves as an exuberant backdrop to the frugal but somehow increasingly comical costumes. Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
Theatre
The Shoemaker's Incredible Wife
It's a fable about duality of the self, with the wife portrayed as two separate characters, so realism is hardly at the top of its agenda. Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
Theatre
Shut Up
This is youth theatre with a shoestring budget, and while this can spell out disaster, this production treats it as an advantage Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
Clubs
Sleazy Cheesy @ Studio 24, Edinburgh, June 16
Sleazy Cheesy is a guaranteed good time Read more »| 15 Jul 2006
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Music
Born From A Bar Brawl... Humanzi Nature
as you do, we created some kind of rivalry thing between us that kind of escalated into a pathetic fight outside a pub Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
Music
Hope Of The States @ The Liquid Room
Like an unremitting community sentence Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
Film
Doc Hollywood
Diagnosing the latest movie news: is the outlook rosey or wart-infected? Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
Film
Stormbreaker
Boasting an interestingly transatlantic cast, 'Stormbreaker' could be the beginning of another blockbusting British spy series. Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
Music
An Ever Burning Affair: T in the Park and The Divine Comedy
The man's so un-diva in real life you can't help but check yourself when listening to the cutting lyrics under the trademark eloquent crooning. Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
Books
Tales of the City - Armistead Maupin
Hands up if you can quote long stretches by heart and 'babycakes' has entered your vocabulary as a term of endearment Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
Books
Writer as Illusionist: Louise Welsh on her new novel
The Bullet Trick' has the thrills and perils of crime stories and the sensuality and glamour of decadent literature, all spiced up by the burlesque irreverence of cabaret. Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
Books
Choose Your Own Adventure
If you want to learn about the re-release of the Choose Your Own Adventure books keep reading. If you want to read the local entertainment listings, turn to page 64. Read more »| 15 Jul 2006 -
Books
Buried - Mark Billingham
At 400 pages long this book feels padded Read more »| 15 Jul 2006