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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BooksRead Think Act: Lighthouse on books and activism
Lighthouse Books have launched a video series looking to explore the connections between books and activism. We speak to Digital Campaigns Manager Jessica Gaitán Johannesson to learn more Read more »| 08 Nov 2021 -
ComedyComedy historian Robert Ross on his new book
Comedy historian Robert Ross talks to us about his new book, which shines an overdue spotlight on more than a century of overlooked comic greatness Read more »| 08 Nov 2021 -
FilmFriends and Strangers
James Vaughan’s comedy of manners Friends and Strangers is wonderfully awkward, strikingly shot and full of hilarious moments of social confusion Read more »| 08 Nov 2021 -
MusicThe Great Western: Five Must-See Artists
The Great Western festival returns to Glasgow this weekend; we dig into the programme to pick out five bands and artists to check out Read more »| 08 Nov 2021 -
TheatreManipulate festival announces 2022 programme
Puppet Animation Scotland's festival returns for its fifteenth anniversary edition with a programme of live performance in Edinburgh Read more »| 04 Nov 2021 -
MusicScottish Music Round-up: November 2021
Spanning a multitude of genres, from rock’n’roll to hip-hop via folk and experimental, November is another busy month in Scotland's release calendar Read more »| 04 Nov 2021
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ClubsDJ iona on developing her style and keeping it fun
The first guest to grace the booth at Redstone Press's new party series at Sneaky Pete's is London-based DJ iona, going B2B with label co-founder Lewis Lowe. She tells us about getting into DJing, sourcing music, and the importance of the element of fun Read more »| 04 Nov 2021 -
ClubsScottish Clubbing Highlights: November 2021
Missing Persons Club bring us a B2B of B2Bs, Hobbes Music celebrate their eighth birthday, two new parties – Planet Dance and Shelflife – launch, Szentek returns for its fifth addition, and much more... Read more »| 04 Nov 2021 -
BooksThe Selfless Act of Breathing by JJ Bola
JJ Bola's new book The Selfless Act of Breathing is a novel about one man’s loss and the ramifications it causes from childhood into adulthood Read more »| 04 Nov 2021 -
TheatreThe Tempest @ Tron Theatre, Glasgow
Glasgow's Tron Theatre stages a timely version of Shakespeare's classic as stormy nights rage outside and climate crisis becomes the focus for the city Read more »| 03 Nov 2021 -
ClubsHWFG!: Remembering The Arches
30 years ago The Arches opened its doors for the first time and changed Scotland's arts scene forever. In their new book, two former employees – David Bratchpiece and Kirstin Innes – celebrate the iconic venue's enduring legacy Read more »| 03 Nov 2021 -
MusicEmma Ruth Rundle – Engine of Hell
Despite featuring only acoustic instruments, Emma Ruth Rundle's Engine of Hell is a heavy album that reaches unflinchingly back into the past Read more »| 03 Nov 2021 -
BooksScottish Poetry News: November 2021
This month's poetry and spoken word round-up includes celebrations of classic Scottish poetry, a return for Damian Barr's BBC Scotland show, and some exciting live performance Read more »| 03 Nov 2021 -
BooksCrushing by Sophie Burrows
Sophie Burrows' calm and silent new graphic novel is a tale of isolation, of being around people while being utterly alone Read more »| 03 Nov 2021 -
TheatreDundee Rep's new pop musical takes on the climate crisis
This Is A Love Story, Dundee Rep's new musical, imagines the Earth and Humanity as star-crossed lovers. We chat to writing team Jack Godfrey and Ellie Coote Read more »| 03 Nov 2021