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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FilmLFF 2022: The Eternal Daughter
Two Tilda Swintons for the price of one in Joanna Hogg's curious ghost story, centering on Swinton playing a mother and daughter struggling to find a connection Read more »| 07 Oct 2022 -
FilmFilmhouse and EIFF closure leaves Scottish film community in shock
The immediate closure and sacking of staff at Filmhouse, Edinburgh Film Festival and Aberdeen's Belmont is heartbreaking, and could spell a warning for more bad news Read more »| 07 Oct 2022 -
TheatreScottish Opera's evocative, intense new production of Ainadamar
With £10 tickets for Under 26s and a UK premiere of Osvaldo Golijov's Ainadamar opening this month, there's never been a better time to give Scottish Opera a go Read more »| 06 Oct 2022 -
MusicThe SAY Award: 2022 Shortlist revealed
The ten albums on the shortlist for the Scottish Album of the Year Award have been named – plus details of two more awards celebrating classic and new Scottish music Read more »| 06 Oct 2022 -
MusicSpotlight On... Hailey Beavis
With her brand new single, Anything That Shines, out today, we shine a spotlight on Hailey Beavis to find out more about the single and her forthcoming debut album Read more »| 06 Oct 2022 -
MusicScottish New Music Round-up: October 2022
We explore new releases from Poster Paints, Cloth, Makeness, Ralph Kinsella and more, and look back at some of the stuff we missed last month Read more »| 06 Oct 2022
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BooksMotherthing by Ainslie Hogarth
Domestic horror Motherthing is bleak, darkly funny, gag-worthy at times, and outright gross at others Read more »| 06 Oct 2022 -
MusicGilla Band on Most Normal
Gilla Band talk about their 'experimental' and 'off the wall' new album Most Normal, their first since changing their name from Girl Band Read more »| 06 Oct 2022 -
ArtScottish Art Events and Exhibitions: October 2022
October sees a diverse range of new exhibitions opening across the country, as well as numerous events and exhibitions for Black History Month Read more »| 06 Oct 2022 -
BooksScottish Poetry News: October 2022
October kicks off with National Poetry Day, and there's plenty more workshops and collections for poetry fanatics after that Read more »| 04 Oct 2022 -
TheatreScottish Theatre Highlights: October 2022
There's tons of great shows touring theatres across the world – and this October, a good handful of them reach Scotland Read more »| 04 Oct 2022 -
MusicScottish Live Music Highlights: October 2022
Whether you're looking for festivals or one-off gigs, big names or local favourites, our monthly round-up of live music will keep you sorted through October Read more »| 04 Oct 2022 -
FilmScottish Film Events: October 2022
October is a jam-packed month for Scottish cinemas, featuring scary movies, 100-year-old movies, a plethora of film festivals and a fair few weird movies. Dive in! Read more »| 04 Oct 2022 -
FilmThe Skinny on... Bryan M Ferguson
Given it’s the spooky season, we’ve invited our favourite maker of creepy films, Bryan M Ferguson, to take this month’s Skinny Q&A Read more »| 04 Oct 2022 -
FilmMatt Palmer on All Night Horror Madness 2022
The Cameo's legendary horror extravaganza All Night Horror Madness returns for its 15th edition with an all-star lineup. Filmmaker and programmer Matt Palmer talks us through the origins of the night and this upcoming edition's knockout lineup Read more »| 04 Oct 2022