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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TheatreScottish Panto Season: Battle of the Dames
Trapped in some kind of pre-Christmas Hell, our grumpy theatre editor attempts to find some semblance of festive cheer by chatting to not one, not two, but three Panto dames and trying to turn them against each other. It didn’t work Read more »| 05 Dec 2016 -
TheatreAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland
A treat. What better way to celebrate the festive season than this rambunctious, zany version of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland written and directed ... Read more »| 05 Dec 2016 -
Film
Robert Sheehan on new film Jet Trash
Misfits and Mortal Instruments actor Robert Sheehan talks to The Skinny about starring and producing suspenseful indie thriller Jet Trash. Read more »| 05 Dec 2016 -
ComedyComedy is the best response to 2016
While there's nothing funny about the loss of our favourite artists or a worrying rise in fascist ideology, 2016 has at least had comedians to go to the most horrible of places and find a response. Our Dark Arts expert investigates Read more »| 05 Dec 2016 -
Music
The Weeknd – Starboy
No matter how hard he tries to convince us otherwise on Starboy, Abel Tesfaye, aka The Weeknd, has lost his edge in his pursuit of super stardom. It wou... Read more »| 05 Dec 2016 -
Books
The Brilliant & Forever by Kevin MacNeil
Everyone on this Scottish island is an aspiring writer, even a talking alpaca called Archie. He wears a Stetson, and gave his best friend, our narrator, a ju... Read more »| 05 Dec 2016
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BooksPoetry News: Review of 2016
Our monthly poetry column reviews the events of 2016 – including Neu! Reekie! and Flint & Pitch – while offering up some lyrical gift options for Christmas Read more »| 05 Dec 2016 -
Music
Stay Fresh Fest 2: Full line-up confirmed
The final three acts have been added to the bill, as The Deaf Institute and The Skinny celebrate some of the most vital new music in the North Following las... Read more »| 05 Dec 2016 -
Music
Rosie Crow – Rosie Crow
The self-titled debut album by Cornish singer Rosie Crow is an impressive slice of pop goodness. Formerly part of promising indie band Rosie & The Goldbu... Read more »| 02 Dec 2016 -
Books
Trials on Death Row in Pakistan by Isabel Buchanan
Just because a book is worthy, it doesn’t necessarily make it worthwhile. There must be balance between weighty subjects and their treatment. Debut au... Read more »| 02 Dec 2016 -
Books
The Skinny Books of 2016
The Skinny books team choose their favourites of 2016, from James Kelman's tale of musical beginnings to the tragic end of musician Ali Eskandarian, working through a somehow life-affirming frozen apocalyse and bitesized, bittersweet Treats Read more »| 02 Dec 2016 -
Clubs
Club nights in Manchester this week: 2-7 Dec
Wet Play's Drenchmas tops your clubbing highlights for the weekend, also featuring Zenker Bros at Mantra Warehouse, a return to Manchester from club night Treehouse with Leeds' finest young techno head Happa in tow, and much more. Read more »| 02 Dec 2016 -
Clubs
Club nights in Leeds this week: 2-7 Dec
Leeds has got itself some solid dancefloor stompers this week in the form of Horse Meat Disco and B.Traits, while we look ahead to appearances from DJ EZ and Trevino. Read more »| 02 Dec 2016 -
Clubs
Club nights in Liverpool this week: 2-7 Dec
Some highly skilled selectors in Liverpool this week, as Dusky take to Invisible Wind Factory for the final ENRG party and Alexander Nut puts in an appearance at Buyers Club. Read more »| 02 Dec 2016 -
Music
Lush @ Academy, Manchester, 25 Nov
"Shoegaze!" Tonight's audience – the last audience Lush will ever play to – expresses its in-the-moment-joy, its abiding love and... Read more »| 02 Dec 2016