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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TheatreEnvisioning a Theatre For All
Looking into a new year, this month's writer pulls back the curtain on shallow diversity schemes in theatre – and points to new roots from which he and all can thrive Read more »| 16 Jan 2026 -
MusicMusic Now podcast: Brìghde Chaimbeul on folklore, ritual and Sunwise
We catch up with musician and composer Brìghde Chaimbeul to talk mythology, songwriting and the small pipes – listen to the interview via our new music podcast Read more »| 16 Jan 2026 -
FilmNo Other Choice
Director Park Chan-wook returns with a Machiavellian teardown of capitalism and masculinity that saves its gory best for last Read more »| 16 Jan 2026 -
ArtDoor's Open: Keli Mitchell on supporting new Scottish designers
O Street’s Keli Mitchell is opening the studio door to anyone who needs a way in, and offering time, honesty and a little hope Read more »| 16 Jan 2026 -
MusicSpotlight On... Amulet
Following the release of their latest EP, Amulet II, we catch up with Joseph Flower and Isaac Tendler, aka Glasgow duo Amulet Read more »| 15 Jan 2026 -
ComedyParasocial Activity: Chloe Petts and John Tothill on audience intimacy
Not a new phenomenon, but one widely felt by comedians at the moment, parasocial relationships with audiences and fans are keeping Chloe Petts and John Tothill on their toes Read more »| 15 Jan 2026
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MusicHen Hoose Collective on their new album The Twelve
Innovative songwriting collective Hen Hoose holed up in the Outer Hebrides’ Black Bay Studios for their latest record, shedding everyday responsibilities like selkies slipping out their skins. Now they’re bringing that island magic to Celtic Connections Read more »| 15 Jan 2026 -
MusicHen Hoose Collective – The Twelve
Hen Hoose’s The Twelve redefines collaborative music-making with bold, genre-bending explorations and eclectic playfulness Read more »| 15 Jan 2026 -
MusicCowgate Block Party: Live Music To Keep You Warm
Ahead of the inaugural Cowgate Block Party, we look forward to beating the January blues with festival booker Craig Gornall and Bikini Body's Vicky Kavanagh Read more »| 15 Jan 2026 -
ArtGut Feelings: Reminders of Her
Curator and writer Brooke Hailey Hoffert responds to Andromeda M. Rodriguez's 'Reminders of Her' from My Fierce Aunt Bianca, an exhibition dedicated to the life and legacy of Bianca 'Exotica' Maldonado Read more »| 13 Jan 2026 -
FilmKaouther Ben Hania on The Voice of Hind Rajab
The murder of five-year-old Hind Rajab by IDF soldiers shook filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania to her core. She tells us why she felt it was her responsibility to tell Hind's story as a devastating piece of cinema Read more »| 13 Jan 2026 -
MusicAmanda Bergman – embraced for a second as we die
Even at its most heartbreaking, embraced for a second as we die reminds us to inhale life, and that clarity and connection, however brief, can still be found Read more »| 12 Jan 2026 -
BooksThe Ten Year Affair by Erin Somers
An affair mostly happens in a bored wife's mind in this interesting yet formally uninventive novel from Erin Somers Read more »| 12 Jan 2026 -
MusicJulianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore – Tragic Magic
The combination of ambient luminary Julianna Barwick and celestial harpist Mary Lattimore makes for gorgeous listening Read more »| 12 Jan 2026 -
MusicSleaford Mods – The Demise of Planet X
The Demise of Planet X is a strong addition to Sleaford Mods' discography that flicks the Vs at a world gone mad Read more »| 12 Jan 2026