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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TheatreAnd If I Were Me @ The Studio, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Catherine Dreyfus' And If I Were Me is a child-like delight that communicates the true joy of creative expression Read more »| 31 May 2019 -
BooksMy Name is Monster by Katie Hale
Powerful and unflinching, Katie Hale's new novel is a gripping and intense dystopian fairytale Read more »| 31 May 2019 -
BooksHome Remedies by Xuan Juliana Wang
Xuan Juliana Wang's debut story collection is a soulful grouping of Beijing-based coming of age tales Read more »| 31 May 2019 -
TheatrePlaying Fair: Workers at the Edinburgh Fringe
In the run-up to the Edinburgh Festivals, we're launching a new series asking how we can make 2019 the fairest Fringe of them all. First stop: the employees Read more »| 31 May 2019 -
TheatreValentina’s Galaxy @ Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh
Inspired by the first women in space, Valentina’s Galaxy is oddly constrained but still full of celestial wonder Read more »| 31 May 2019 -
FilmMa
Octavia Spencer keeps this trashy thriller watchable, but Ma is let down by its predictable plot and shallow script Read more »| 30 May 2019
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Tv RadioWatch the stunning trailer for Netflix's Dark Crystal prequel
Netflix's prequel to 80s classic The Dark Crystal looks to marry the tactile qualities of Jim Henson's puppets with the epic canvas of GCI Read more »| 30 May 2019 -
MusicSAY Award: Live at the Longlist – C Duncan, Kobi Onyame and more to perform
This year’s SAY Award: Live at the Longlist event will take place at Edinburgh’s Queen’s Hall, and will include a special performance with Idlewild guitarist Rod Jones and Modern Studies Read more »| 30 May 2019 -
FilmGloria Bell
Sebastian Lelio's Gloria Bell is that most rare of things – a Hollywood remake of a foreign language film that's worthy of the original Read more »| 30 May 2019 -
TheatreTwa @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Despite some messy moments, Twa is an interesting commentary on silence and suppression Read more »| 30 May 2019 -
ClubsGuest Selector: Konx-om-Pax
Glasgow producer and graphic designer Konx-om-Pax talks us through some of the music and art that influenced his new album, Ways of Seeing Read more »| 30 May 2019 -
TheatreRambert2 @ King's Theatre, Edinburgh
The triple-bill from Rambert's sister company Rambert2 is explosive, raw and and brimming with youthful promise Read more »| 30 May 2019 -
MusicSpiritualized @ The Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, 23 May
As rumours circle that they may have made their final album, Spiritualized's live show proves up to the task of matching the beauty of their back catalogue Read more »| 30 May 2019 -
TheatreScottish Theatre Highlights: June 2019
Scotland plays host to a variety of theatrical wonders this month, from family-friendly circus-spectaculars to edgy, multimedia performances Read more »| 30 May 2019 -
MusicManic Street Preachers @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 26 May
The Manic Street Preachers celebrate the twentieth anniversary of This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours in Edinburgh Read more »| 29 May 2019