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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TheatreModernist Classic: Scottish Opera's La bohème returns
As its Scottish tour continues, we delve into Scottish Opera's revival of Puccini's La bohème by directors and designers Barbe & Doucet Read more »| 27 Oct 2025 -
BooksThe Hajar Book of Rage, ed. Farhaana Arefin
The first in Hajar Press' new elements anthology series, this book takes as its subject the power and politics of fiery rage Read more »| 27 Oct 2025 -
MusicAdmiral Fallow – First of the Birds
The Glasgow five-piece return with First of the Birds, a handsome, although occasionally uneven fifth LP Read more »| 27 Oct 2025 -
FilmLFF 2025: Pillion
Alexander Skarsgård plays a sexy, Karl Ove Knausgaard-reading biker and Harry Melling is his eager-to-please boyfriend in this sweet, funny and kinky portrait of a dominant-submissive relationship Read more »| 24 Oct 2025 -
MusicSpotlight On... Starsky-Rae
Following the release of his latest album, Taste the Bruise, we shine a spotlight on Glasgow's Starsky-Rae Read more »| 23 Oct 2025 -
MusicPynch @ The Hug & Pint, Glasgow, 21 Oct
London outfit Pynch bring their genre-bending indie-rock to The Hug & Pint Read more »| 23 Oct 2025
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FilmLFF 2025: Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Daniel Craig is back as Benoit Blanc in Rian Johnson’s third instalment in his Knives Out series. While not quite as sharp as the earlier films, there's still much fun to be had in this mystery featuring Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin and more Read more »| 21 Oct 2025 -
MusicJust Mustard – WE WERE JUST HERE
Still disorientating yet more alive than ever, WE WERE JUST HERE is a bold third album from Just Mustard that deftly pairs darkness with light Read more »| 21 Oct 2025 -
MusicSkullcrusher – And Your Song Is Like a Circle
Floaty folk fuses together with airy electronics on Skullcrusher’s ethereal second album, And Your Song Is Like a Circle Read more »| 17 Oct 2025 -
ArtThe Skinny Showcase revival: Rae-Yen Song 宋瑞渊
Ahead of an epic solo exhibition at Glasgow's Tramway, we look back at the evolving creative practice of Rae-Yen Song, who has kept us at the edge of our seat since 2018 Read more »| 16 Oct 2025 -
MusicSpotlight On... Liv Dawn
Ahead of releasing her latest EP, Hopeful Wandering, we catch up with Scottish singer-songwriter Liv Dawn Read more »| 16 Oct 2025 -
FilmFrench Film Festival UK: The 2025 Programme
The French Film Festival UK returns with anticipated new films including Nouvelle Vague (Richard Linklater), The Stranger (François Ozon) and Sirat (Oliver Laxe) among its 62-film lineup Read more »| 16 Oct 2025 -
MusicThe SAY Award: 2025 shortlist announced
The ten albums shortlisted for this year's Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award have been revealed, plus KT Tunstall’s debut album Eye to the Telescope has been awarded this year's Modern Scottish Classic Award Read more »| 16 Oct 2025 -
MusicRianne Downey – The Consequence of Love
On her debut album, Rianne Downey wears her heart on her sleeve across ten tracks that have an unmistakably Scottish flavour Read more »| 16 Oct 2025 -
MusicStart for Eleven: Hen Hoose x Clare Grogan
Ahead of performances from Altered Images and Hen Hoose as part of Pop Mutations' Tiny Changes fundraiser this month, the Hen Hoose collective put Clare Grogan's memory and knowledge of Scottish music to the test Read more »| 16 Oct 2025