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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MusicSpotlight On... Nani Porenta
Following the release of her latest EP, South Clerk St Demos, we catch up with Edinburgh-based artist Nani Porenta Read more »| 05 Dec 2025 -
MusicOklou @ QMU, Glasgow, 1 Dec
Oklou envelops her audience into cascading sounds as she brings her debut album choke enough to Glasgow Read more »| 05 Dec 2025 -
MusicScottish New Music round-up: December 2025
The year may be closing out, but there’s still plenty of exciting new Scottish music to be squeezed into what time we have left – we’re listening to new releases from Sonotto, Emma Capponi, Lacuna and more Read more »| 04 Dec 2025 -
BooksTerry Dactyl by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore
Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore's transcendental novel explores the twin crises of AIDS and COVID-19 as lenses through which to explore the queer experience Read more »| 04 Dec 2025 -
MusicThe Skinny's Albums of 2025
We've polled our music writers for their albums of the year and compiled a top ten that some could agree on... These are albums from artists with a strong identity, message and vision, with a landslide victory for our 2025 winner Read more »| 03 Dec 2025 -
BooksThe Skinny on... Michael Pedersen
Ahead of his annual Christmas show and New Year's Day appearance with former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, the incumbent Edinburgh Makar takes on our Q&A Read more »| 02 Dec 2025
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TheatreLa bohème @ Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Scottish Opera's La bohème dazzles with a delicious sense of excess, and uses its enduring story to draw compelling parallels to the contemporary Read more »| 02 Dec 2025 -
FilmScottish Film Events: December 2025
Lots of Christmas movies screen this month – but they aren't all cosy. Plus, Charlie Shackleton is on tour with his ingenious Zodiac Killer Project and Louise Weard presents part two of her DIY epic Castration Movie Read more »| 02 Dec 2025 -
MusicScottish Live Music Highlights: December 2025
As the year begins to wind down, so too do band tour schedules – but there are still some highlights Read more »| 02 Dec 2025 -
ArtScottish Art Highlights: December 2025
December offers Afrofuturist photography, a meditative film about land dispossession and a survey of Scottish portraiture Read more »| 02 Dec 2025 -
TheatreScottish Theatre Highlights: December 2025
December brings pantomime mayhem, reimagined fairytales and a few icy gems for those wanting seasonal theatre with teeth Read more »| 02 Dec 2025 -
ComedyScottish Comedy Highlights: December 2025
Time to get your festive funny fix with December’s comedy picks, plus a big name tries some exciting new stuff out at the beginning of next year Read more »| 01 Dec 2025 -
ClubsScottish Clubbing Highlights: December 2025
Let your elf loose if you’re a rebel without a Claus this Christmas. Top picks include Numbers, Caribou, Joy Orbison b2b Ben UFO, and John Talabot Read more »| 01 Dec 2025 -
FilmIt Was Just an Accident
Jafar Panahi’s brilliant, Palme-d’Or-winning drama It Was Just An Accident expertly probes the moral and psychological implications of revenge Read more »| 01 Dec 2025 -
FilmCover-Up
Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus deliver a portrait of legendary investigative reporter Seymour Hersh that's incomplete but powerful in the way it exposes the rotten heart of US journalism Read more »| 01 Dec 2025