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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TheatreManipulate 2022: Acqua Alta, (Le) Pain & After Metamorphosis
We review three shows from this year's Manipulate festival which, despite a stripped-back COVID-affected programme, was still full of delights Read more »| 08 Feb 2022 -
FilmIndie Go Go: Patrick Wang brings his exquisite indie films to the UK
Rarely has the phrase 'independent spirit' been more applicable than in the case of Patrick Wang. Ahead of his three brilliant features – including the epic two-parter A Bread Factory – touring the UK, we speak to Wang about his singular approach Read more »| 08 Feb 2022 -
FilmFlee
Jonas Poher Rasmussen's documentary Flee uses animation to both help preserve the identity of its subject, an Afghan refugee living in Denmark, and as a way of expressing their loneliness and alienation Read more »| 08 Feb 2022 -
FilmWheel of Fortune and Fantasy
Ryusuke Hamaguchi's Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy delivers three wry vignettes concerned with serendipitous connections that see lost souls making some sort of connection Read more »| 08 Feb 2022 -
MusicIDLES @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 3 Feb
Divisive rockers IDLES continue their years-long victory lap bringing hard riffs, heavy drums and the opportunity to shout about Tories for 90 minutes to the Barras Read more »| 07 Feb 2022 -
MusicShamir – Heterosexuality
Shamir's new album Heterosexuality is a record of liberation and rage; a cathartic release following years of volatility and instability Read more »| 07 Feb 2022
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FilmHope Dickson Leach on The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
Hope Dickson Leach is adapting Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde into an innovative theatrical live screen experience at Leith Theatre, which will also become a new feature film. The Edinburgh-based filmmaker tells us more Read more »| 07 Feb 2022 -
MusicBig Thief – Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You
On their latest album, Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You, Big Thief are at their most beguiling when giving in to weird experiments Read more »| 07 Feb 2022 -
TheatreScottish Opera's Emma Black on A Midsummer Night's Dream
As Scottish Opera bring their version of A Midsummer Night's Dream to Glasgow and Edinburgh, we talk to the production's Assistant Director Emma Black to find out more Read more »| 04 Feb 2022 -
FilmListen to The Cineskinny podcast!
The Cineskinny is the film review podcast from The Skinny – on our latest episode, Ryan Coogler's Sinners and Brazilian erotic thriller Motel Destino set us up to talk about our favourite films where big nights out go off the rails Read more »| 03 Feb 2022 -
MusicFranz Ferdinand @ PJ Molloys, Dunfermline, 31 Jan
Tonight’s tiny show as part of Independent Venue Week reveals that Franz Ferdinand are still a bloody great band Read more »| 03 Feb 2022 -
MusicScottish New Music Round-up: February 2022
Welcome to February’s new Scottish music column. Despite being the shortest month, it’s jam-packed with assured new releases, snappy debuts and promising newcomers Read more »| 03 Feb 2022 -
MusicAnimal Collective – Time Skiffs
Following a six-year hiatus, Animal Collective's 11th studio album sounds like a band picking up where they left off, but unfortunately leaves you wanting more Read more »| 03 Feb 2022 -
ClubsScottish Clubbing Highlights: February 2022
Clubs are back open and there's plenty of dancing to make up for, so fill up your calendar with parties featuring VTSS, Habibi Funk, SHERELLE and many more... Read more »| 03 Feb 2022 -
BooksWhat a Shame by Abigail Bergstrom
Abigail Bergstrom's new novel What a Shame is a warm, frank and introspective look at the aftermath of heartbreaking events Read more »| 03 Feb 2022