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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TheatreEscaped Alone @ Tron Theatre, Glasgow
The Scottish Premiere of Caryl Churchill’s 2016 play is exquisitely controlled and shrewdly simple – allowing the writing to truly shine Read more »| 05 Mar 2024 -
MusicML Buch & Astrid Sonne @ The Flying Duck, Glasgow, 2 Mar
The joint show of Denmark's finest finds ML Buch and Astrid Sonne on strong form, both showcasing new experiments to a crowd that absolutely gobbles it down Read more »| 05 Mar 2024 -
FilmLa Chimera
Josh O’Connor plays a grave robber in the ethereal new film from Happy as Lazzaro director Alice Rohrwacher Read more »| 05 Mar 2024 -
MusicMoor Mother – The Great Bailout
From the voice and vision of an artist working on every fringe of the underground, Moor Mother’s latest is her most idiosyncratic to a fault Read more »| 05 Mar 2024 -
FilmIo Capitano
Two Senegalese teenagers embark on a treacherous migration to Europe in Io Capitano, the latest film from Italian director Matteo Garrone Read more »| 05 Mar 2024 -
TheatreFlavia D'Avila on La Niña Barro
Our Theatre editor speaks to Fronteiras Theatre Lab's Flavia D'Avila about La Niña Barro, a daring and intimate piece of physical theatre Read more »| 05 Mar 2024
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BooksMartyr! by Kaveh Akbar
Kaveh Akbar’s debut novel paints grief as an indelible, oddly-shaped stain. There forever, but funnier the longer you stare Read more »| 05 Mar 2024 -
MusicReneé Rapp @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 25 Feb
Hot on the heels of her starring role as queen bee Regina George in the Mean Girls musical reboot, Broadway sensation Reneé Rapp brings her first solo show to a packed out O2 Academy Glasgow Read more »| 04 Mar 2024 -
BooksK Patrick on debut poetry collection Three Births
We chat to K Patrick, named one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists last year, about their debut poetry collection Three Births and queer bodies in and of nature Read more »| 04 Mar 2024 -
MusicThe Jesus and Mary Chain – Glasgow Eyes
While Glasgow Eyes is no Psychocandy, it is without doubt a true-to-form The Jesus and Mary Chain record Read more »| 04 Mar 2024 -
MusicKim Gordon – The Collective
The Collective leans further into the heavy dub and trap stylings introduced on 2019’s No Home Record Read more »| 04 Mar 2024 -
FilmDo Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World
The great Romanian director Radu Jude is back with another topical and fantastically gonzo satire that's filled with invention, wit and furious anger Read more »| 04 Mar 2024 -
FilmFilm festivals as a space for community and radical change
Scotland has a thriving film festival scene, and it's at its best when it functions as a communal and political space. Programmers like Xuanlin Tham and Sanne Jehoul are among those unleashing this collective and radical potential of film festivals Read more »| 04 Mar 2024 -
ArtRemaking Myths: Unicorn at the new Perth Museum
The new Perth Museum opens with an exhibition celebrating Scotland’s national animal, the Unicorn, including six new commissions by queer artists exploring the unicorn's significance to the LGBTQI+ community Read more »| 01 Mar 2024 -
TheatreScottish Theatre Highlights: March 2024
March sees touring hits, diverse collaborations, daring comedies and an exciting range of shows across Scotland Read more »| 01 Mar 2024