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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FilmChicken Run 2: Dawn of the Nugget
Dawn of the Nugget is an imperfect sequel to Chicken Run, but with more to say than Aardman’s much-loved original Read more »| 04 Dec 2023 -
TheatreTortoise in a Nutshell on play, participation and new show Ginger
Tortoise in a Nutshell's interactive children's show Ginger is a celebration of community – we catch up with co-director Alex Bird Read more »| 04 Dec 2023 -
FilmNot Your Usual: Will Anderson on his unique animation style
At the end of an exciting 2023, we talk personality, process and playfulness with Edinburgh-based animator Will Anderson Read more »| 01 Dec 2023 -
MusicSNJO look to the future with Nu-Age Sounds
Ahead of the SNJO's forward-thinking 2024 Nu-Age Sounds series, we chat to some of the artists and arrangers involved – Liam Shortall, aka corto.alto, kitti and Fabia Mantwill Read more »| 29 Nov 2023 -
TheatreThe Skinny on... Johnny McKnight
As he limbers up for a run as Widow McTwank in Macrobert's Aladdin, Scotland's foremost pantomime writer, director and dame takes on the Q&A Read more »| 29 Nov 2023 -
ClubsScottish Clubbing Highlights: December 2023
Though sunlight subsides, Scotland’s clubbing calendar is bright in December – highlights include Skee Mask & Zenker Brothers, Evian Christ, Rustie and Russel Haswell Read more »| 29 Nov 2023
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FilmScottish Film Events: December 2023
The mighty Take One Action returns, Queer East comes to Edinburgh and there are a trio of all-nighters at Cameo to look forward to Read more »| 29 Nov 2023 -
BooksPorn: An Oral History by Polly Barton
Polly Barton's Porn: An Oral History assembles a series of intimate interviews to trace the history and sociology of pornography Read more »| 29 Nov 2023 -
BooksGrimmish by Michael Winkler
A metatextual, experimental novel about the life and legend of Italian-American boxer Joe Grim, Michael Winkler's Grimmish is a paean to pain in all its forms Read more »| 29 Nov 2023 -
MusicCMAT @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 24 Nov
Through her perfect blending of melodrama, heart, thrills and unadulterated joy, CMAT proves herself as a force to be reckoned with Read more »| 28 Nov 2023 -
TheatreScottish Theatre Highlights: December 2023
This month, festive shows dominate the Scottish theatre scene. It's a great time to bring the whole family along, with a varied menu of innovative and kid-friendly projects all over Scotland Read more »| 28 Nov 2023 -
BooksScottish Books Events: December 2023
A bit of a quiet one on the books front this month, but there's plenty of cosy launches and readings to help add to your holiday reading list Read more »| 28 Nov 2023 -
MusicScottish Live Music Highlights: December 2023
December's gig landscape is surprisingly busy for this time of year with an abundance of out-of-towners joining us for the Scottish legs of their tours Read more »| 28 Nov 2023 -
MusicThis Is the Kit @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 21 Nov
This Is the Kit and The Raincoats’ Gina Birch are differently dazzling in Summerhall’s Dissection Room Read more »| 27 Nov 2023 -
BooksThe (Un)Holy Land: Adania Shibli's Minor Detail
In its recent deplatforming at Frankfurt Book Festival, Adania Shibli's Minor Detail has come to represent many of the contradictions of Western attitudes to the Middle East. We revisit the book in the wake of the bombardment of Gaza Read more »| 27 Nov 2023