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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Tv RadioEl Marginal
Argentine prison drama El Marginal is the best show on Netflix you've never heard of Read more »| 06 Nov 2019 -
FilmA Dog Called Money
Seamus Murphy's documentary is a suitably frustrating companion piece to PJ Harvey's The Hope Six Demolition Project Read more »| 06 Nov 2019 -
TheatreJane Eyre @ Dundee Rep
A whirlwind of a production that tells the story of Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel with beautiful, intimate flair Read more »| 06 Nov 2019 -
ComedyHannah Gadsby @ Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Hannah Gadsby returns with her trademark tension and release in Douglas, the follow-up to the hugely successful Nanette Read more »| 05 Nov 2019 -
MusicFKA twigs – MAGDALENE
By processing the physical and emotional pain she's experienced, FKA twigs’ new album MAGDALENE operates as a purging of all her heartbreak Read more »| 05 Nov 2019 -
ClubsSpread Your Wings: Giant Swan shake up the electronic status quo
Giant Swan are breaking down all kinds of barriers in the electronic music scene. Ahead of the release of their debut album and first ever headline tour this month, we speak to the progressive duo Read more »| 05 Nov 2019
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MusicSwampy Cello's Sarah McWhinney on her self-titled debut EP
We speak to Sarah McWhinney, aka Swampy Cello, about how observing rural life and bothy hopping around the north of Scotland helped inspire her debut EP Read more »| 05 Nov 2019 -
MusicJames Yorkston's takeover on EH-FM, 4 Nov
Listen back to James Yorkston's takeover of The Skinny's weekly show on EH-FM, with special guest Stephen Marshall Read more »| 05 Nov 2019 -
ArtAlberta Whittle @ Dundee Contemporary Arts
Alberta Whittle's DCA show is an urgent call for audiences to become conscious of the continuing effects of colonialism and the afterlife of slavery, as resources and attention are consistently diverted from natural disasters in Africa and the Caribbean Read more »| 05 Nov 2019 -
TheatreO Evangelho Segundo Jesus, Rainha Do Ceu @ The Tron, Glasgow
This Brazilian reimagining of Jo Clifford's ground-breaking The Gospel According to Jesus, Queen of Heaven is poignant, heart-breaking and has the unique potential to change lives Read more »| 05 Nov 2019 -
BooksPermanent Record by Mary H.K. Choi
Mary H.K. Choi's new novel is stymied by forgotten plot threads and a lack of depth Read more »| 05 Nov 2019 -
MusicGirl Ray – Girl
Girl Ray add new dimensions to their sound, bringing bright synths and snappy beats into the mix Read more »| 04 Nov 2019 -
MusicThe Power of Free Love
Following their latest in a series of nominations for Scottish Album of the Year for 2018's Luxury Hits, we meet Free Love at their flat and part-time studio in Glasgow at the tail end of their biggest year as a band to date Read more »| 04 Nov 2019 -
FilmBafta Scotland celebrates excellent year for Scottish film
An uncommonly good year for Scottish film was marked last night with Beats and Wild Rose picking up awards Read more »| 04 Nov 2019 -
TheatreBright Sparks: Traverse's First Stages festival
This month, the Traverse will give six new writers, plucked from a pool of 400 open submissions, an opportunity to showcase their work as part of the new First Stages Festival. The Skinny speaks to three of the playwrights selected Read more »| 04 Nov 2019