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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ComedyICYMI: Mara Joy on Toast of London
Mara Joy of The Spontaneous Players delves into the ridiculous world of Steven Toast. Are we excited? "Yes. Yes. Yeeeeeessss." Read more »| 05 Feb 2019 -
MusicScottish Fiction Showcase @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh, 30 Jan
Mt Doubt impress in their headline slot tonight at Sneaky's alongside Wojtek the Bear and Mitchell Museum for a Scottish Fiction label showcase Read more »| 04 Feb 2019 -
BooksScottish Poetry News – February 2019
Our monthly poetry column returns to recommend the newest collections and events to get you through the final wintery weeks of the season Read more »| 04 Feb 2019 -
MusicLOW @ Tramway, Glasgow, 29 Jan
Flanked by exposed brickwork and stark lighting in Glasgow's Tramway, LOW offer a beautiful evening of music drawing from their latest album and mining for gold across their back catalogue Read more »| 04 Feb 2019 -
FilmBarry Jenkins on If Beale Street Could Talk
Barry Jenkins follows Moonlight with an adaptation of James Baldwin's heartbreaking If Beale Street Could Talk. As with his Oscar-winner, the results are bittersweet and beautiful Read more »| 04 Feb 2019 -
MusicCloud Nothings @ St. Luke’s, Glasgow, 28 Jan
Cloud Nothings' return to Glasgow on a Monday night in late January is sparsely attended, feeling like an opportunity missed for the band's fans to hear their new album played in full followed by the hits Read more »| 04 Feb 2019
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FilmCan You Ever Forgive Me?
Melissa McCarthy shines in this whip-smart tale of real-life writer Lee Israel, and how she found her voice as a literary forger Read more »| 02 Feb 2019 -
MusicCosey Fanni Tutti – TUTTI
Thirty-five years on from the boundary-pushing Time To Tell, Throbbing Gristle luminary Cosey Fanni Tutti releases TUTTI – only the second solo album of her career Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
TheatreTandem Writing Collective on their DIY Approach to Theatre
Two of the three women behind one of Scottish theatre’s newest writing collectives chat to The Skinny about why they decided to go their own way Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
TheatreQueen for a Day: Jock Tamson's Bairns tours Scotland
Our theatre editor chats to the team behind Jock Tamson’s Bairns and unleashes her inner bio queen for the afternoon Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
ClubsLeon Vynehall on DJ-Kicks and his upcoming tour
The latest to take part in !K7's DJ-Kicks series, Leon Vynehall discusses his approach to the mix, suffering with impostor syndrome and his upcoming tour Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
TheatreGoing Slightly Mad @ Bedlam Theatre, Edinburgh
Although not overly original in it's approach, Going Slightly Mad draws attention to the topic of mental health in the UK without ever coming across as preachy or moralistic Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
FilmJohnny Flynn to play David Bowie in biopic Stardust
Singer and actor Johnny Flynn, who starred in British thriller Beast and Glasgow-set comedy Lovesick, will play David Bowie in biopic Stardust; Bowie's son, Duncan Jones, criticised the project Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
MusicCherry Glazerr – Stuffed & Ready
LA noisemakers Cherry Glazerr have been carving out their own space since frontwoman Clementine Creevy was in her teens; there’s so much of that spirit in Stuffed & Ready, you can almost smell it Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
TheatreThe Month in Scottish Theatre: February 2019
Musicals, touring opera, returning shows, and the first ever LGBTQI+ playwright festival? Sounds like it’s just another month for theatre in Scotland Read more »| 01 Feb 2019