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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FilmSauvage
Camille Vidal Naquet's feature debut is the bruising and beautiful tale of a Strasbourg street hustler Read more »| 15 Mar 2019 -
TheatreFerguson and Barton @ Platform, Glasgow
Lucy Ireland and Jim Manganello's Hitchcock-inspired show is a captivating, multi-layered and at-times confusing piece of theatre Read more »| 14 Mar 2019 -
FilmTriple Frontier
JC Chandor (Margin Call, A Most Violent Year) assembles a great cast for Triple Frontier, an old-school heist movie in which a group of mercenaries get greedy on one last job Read more »| 14 Mar 2019 -
FilmCaptain Marvel joins the Avengers in new Endgame trailer
Brie Larson’s box-office juggernaut joins Thor, Black Widow et al in the latest Avengers Endgame trailer Read more »| 14 Mar 2019 -
TheatreDirty Dancing @ Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
The stage version of Dirty Dancing is a fun and frothy night out that delivers all your favourite hits and some impressive dance moves Read more »| 14 Mar 2019 -
MusicVampire Weekend announce UK tour for November
Vampire Weekend will play a string of shows across the country this November, including a date at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh Read more »| 14 Mar 2019
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MusicA Delicate Balance: Jessica Pratt on Quiet Signs
After the success of third album Quiet Signs, Jessica Pratt talks about feeling emboldened by the praise, and translating the privacy and intimacy of her music to the stage Read more »| 14 Mar 2019 -
MusicBenjamin Francis Leftwich – Gratitude
While there are moments on Gratitude where Benjamin Francis Leftwich's positivity is genuinely very nice to hear, all in all his new album is musically beige and lyrically clichéd Read more »| 14 Mar 2019 -
ComedyWoman in Progress: Desiree Burch interview
Desiree Burch returns to Scotland with a work-in-progress show at Glasgow Comedy Festival about humble beginnings Read more »| 14 Mar 2019 -
MusicSnapped Ankles @ Mono, Glasgow, 11 Mar
Celebrating the release of new album Stunning Luxury, East London kraut-psych tree folk Snapped Ankles flourish in spite of some sound hiccups Read more »| 14 Mar 2019 -
TheatreMy Fair Lady @ King’s Theatre, Edinburgh
Edinburgh theatrical institution Southern Light Opera Country return with their 122nd show, an adaptation of My Fair Lady Read more »| 13 Mar 2019 -
TheatreApproaching Empty @ Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh
Approaching Empty is sensationally sharp, with Ishy Din’s writing and Pooja Ghai’s direction proving realistic, witty and hilarious Read more »| 13 Mar 2019 -
ComedyICYMI: Richard Hanrahan on Hi-de-Hi!
Each month, we ask one of Scotland's finest alternative comedians to delve into the world of 'classic comedy telly' – this month, Richard Hanrahan says hello to holiday camp sitcom Hi-de-Hi! Read more »| 13 Mar 2019 -
TheatreThe Funeral Director @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
A study of acceptance, atonement and turmoil, The Funeral Director is a charged, thought-provoking piece Read more »| 13 Mar 2019 -
MusicRead Slow: Gold Flake Paint's New Chapter
Gold Flake Paint founder Tom Johnson talks us through the story behind turning his beloved music blog into a print journal, and the benefits of slowing down Read more »| 13 Mar 2019