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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Theatre
Unearthing Sunset Song: In Conversation with Morna Young and Finn den Hertog
An ambitious co-production between Dundee Rep and the Royal Lyceum uses Doric and English to delve deep into the human experience Read more »| 10 Apr 2024 -
Theatre
Pushin' Thirty @ Òran Mór, Glasgow
Elfie Picket Theatre's new two-hander dives deep into growing up and looking forward Read more »| 09 Apr 2024 -
Music
English Teacher – This Could Be Texas
Leeds post-punk outfit English Teacher are top of their class on debut LP This Could Be Texas Read more »| 09 Apr 2024 -
Music
Scottish Music Festivals Calendar 2024
As if we haven't already provided you with enough festival inspiration, here are some more picks for 2024's impending season Read more »| 09 Apr 2024 -
Music
Shabaka – Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace
A collaboration between beings, instruments, melodies and spaces, Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace offers room to listen, reflect and become Read more »| 09 Apr 2024 -
Music
From Skye to Glasgow, trad festivals continue to evolve
Scottish traditional music is experiencing a boom, with major trad and folk festivals taking centre stage. We speak to three people at the heart of the movement to find out what it's like on the inside Read more »| 09 Apr 2024
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Film
How Cinema for Gaza channels cinephilia into activism
More huge names from the film world – including Olivia Colman, Paul Mescal, Tessa Thompson, Spike Lee and Susan Sarandon – join the Cinema for Gaza campaign, which has raised over £90,000 so far Read more »| 08 Apr 2024 -
Music
Fatherson @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 5 Apr
There's a shared feeling tonight that we've all been a part of an incredible experience, as Fatherson celebrate a decade of I Am An Island Read more »| 08 Apr 2024 -
Music
Kinbote: Hemisphere track-by-track
Ahead of releasing his latest album Hemisphere, Kinbote's Matt Gibb talks us through the album track-by-track and video-by-video Read more »| 08 Apr 2024 -
Music
Still House Plants – If I don't make it, I love u
Still House Plants capture the thrill of their live shows on the magnificent If I don’t make it, I love u Read more »| 08 Apr 2024 -
Clubs
Terminal V: The Edinburgh techno festival heads to Croatia
Edinburgh's Terminal V festival sets sail for Tisno on Croatia's south coast with a brand new annual techno excursion – we chat to founders Derek Martin and Simon McGrath, and collaborator Fraz.ier Read more »| 08 Apr 2024 -
Film
Close Your Eyes
After a three-decade hiatus, Spanish master Victor Erice returns to cinemas with an exquisite, unhurried mystery film where each moment is infused with memory and melancholy Read more »| 08 Apr 2024 -
Film
The Teachers' Lounge
A series of petty thefts in a German school set off a chain of unfortunate events for a well-meaning teacher in this tightly wound drama that never quite achieves its ambitions as a parable for real-world issues Read more »| 08 Apr 2024 -
Music
Underworld @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 3 Apr
Seeing Underworld in 2024 doesn't quite transport you back to an imaginary 90s heyday – but you'd do worse than losing yourself to the rave for a few hours Read more »| 05 Apr 2024 -
Music
Khruangbin – A LA SALA
Listening to Khruangbin turns any grey day into a tropical haven, and A LA SALA is another stellar addition to their blissful repertoire Read more »| 05 Apr 2024