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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ArtEdinburgh Art Festival & The Skinny Emerging Writers' programme returns
Our Emerging Writers programme with Edinburgh Art Festival returns for 2025 with a new longform commission Read more »| 06 Mar 2025 -
ArtSay No! Art, Activism and Feminist Refusal @ Wardlaw Museum, St Andrews
In St Andrews, an exhibition stands firm against exclusionary and oppressive feminisms, defying transphobic and anti-sex work backlash Read more »| 06 Mar 2025 -
FilmGFF 2025: Went Up the Hill
This ghost story suffers from heavy-handed symbolism and a script full of exposition, but the quality of the lead actors – Dacre Montgomery and Vicky Krieps – make up for some of these issues Read more »| 06 Mar 2025 -
FilmThe Skinny On... Shaun Williamson
Star of Extras, Life's Too Short and the iconic role of Barry from Eastenders, Shaun Williamson has been taking the clubs of the music festivals circuit by storm with his BARRIOKE karaoke night. He brings his gripes with the tax man to the Q&A Read more »| 06 Mar 2025 -
FilmNeil Brand on HippFest and silent film composition
Composer Neil Brand is a regular fixture at silent film festival HippFest, where he's performed dozens of live scores over the years. At the 15th HippFest he'll be given a new challenge: improvise the score for a film he's never seen before Read more »| 06 Mar 2025 -
ArtHag. Knowledge, Power & Alchemy through Craft
We meet the organisers of 'Hag. Knowledge, Power & Alchemy through Craft', arriving in Dunfermline on International Women's Day, to explore the witchy theme behind this provocatively-titled show Read more »| 05 Mar 2025
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ClubsEveryone's a Winner: Reflections on ten years of Miss World
Scotland’s favourite underground female-led club night Miss World has come to an end after ten years in the capital, but the need to tackle gender imbalance across the DJ circuit has not Read more »| 05 Mar 2025 -
MusicGeorgia Cécile @ The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 28 Feb
Despite a lack of engagement from the crowd at times, Georgia Cécile manages to cultivate an inviting atmosphere at The Queen's Hall Read more »| 04 Mar 2025 -
MusicMIKE @ Room 2, Glasgow, 28 Feb
A trio of leftfield rappers headed by New York's MIKE points to a scene that's as healthy as it’s ever been Read more »| 04 Mar 2025 -
ArtScottish Art Highlights: March 2025
A pair of major survey exhibitions spotlight dozens of emerging artists this March, plus shows from Steve McQueen, Walker & Bromwich and Jude Browning Read more »| 04 Mar 2025 -
MusicFat Dog @ QMU, Glasgow, 28 Feb
London outfit Fat Dog offer a thrilling reminder of how immersive, memorable and fun live music can truly be Read more »| 04 Mar 2025 -
TheatreHeaven @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Fishamble Theatre returns to Edinburgh with their award-winning storytelling two-hander, Heaven Read more »| 04 Mar 2025 -
ComedyBehind the Mic: Material, Girl
Starting as a one-off at Glasgow Comedy Festival 2022, Amanda Dwyer chats to us about Material, Girl which celebrates its third Birthday with a very special gig this month Read more »| 04 Mar 2025 -
MusicScottish New Music Round-up: March 2025
This month we celebrate new releases from Zoe Graham, Matt Carmichael, racecar, Idiogram, Neev, Majesty Palm and more Read more »| 04 Mar 2025 -
MusicScottish Live Music Highlights: March 2025
March brings a batch of record launches from Scottish bands and labels, plus visits from Snapped Ankles, The Dare, Lauren Mayberry and Geordie Greep Read more »| 04 Mar 2025