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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TheatreScottish Ballet: Cinders! @ Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Scottish Ballet presents a thoughtful re-imagining of Cinderella that breaks from ballet conformity with an exciting, experimental twist Read more »| 18 Jan 2024 -
ClubsCelebrating 25 Years of Optimo
One of the country’s most cherished parties has reached a quarter of a century – cause for a new compilation and a wee chat with one half of the duo behind Optimo, Jonnie Wilkes Read more »| 17 Jan 2024 -
MusicBring Me the Horizon @ OVO Hydro, Glasgow, 14 Jan
Sheffield's finest metallers are at the peak of their powers at a packed-out POST-HUMAN performance in Glasgow Read more »| 16 Jan 2024 -
BooksThe Promised Party by Jennifer Clement
Jennifer Clement follows up Widow Basquiat with another perfect time capsule Read more »| 16 Jan 2024 -
FilmScotland on Screen: Jack Archer on Bill Douglas: My Best Friend
Jack Archer’s documentary Bill Douglas: My Best Friend explores the friendship between Scotland’s greatest filmmaker and his lifelong companion Peter Jewell through interviews and Douglas's unseen 8mm home films. Archer tells us more Read more »| 16 Jan 2024 -
ComedyUrooj Ashfaq on her Fringe win and debut UK tour
Mumbai-based stand-up Urooj Ashfaq on her 2023 Fringe win, festivals versus tours, Edinburgh versus Glasgow, and what the near-future brings Read more »| 15 Jan 2024
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BooksThe History of My Sexuality by Tobi Lakmaker
This sharp and beguiling debut novel by Dutch author Tobi Lakmaker explores ideas of gender and sexuality with a frank and clear-eyed gaze Read more »| 15 Jan 2024 -
MusicSleater-Kinney – Little Rope
A chronicle of loss and howling lead lines, Sleater Kinney’s signature two-prong songwriting style is raw but still leaves us hankering for more Read more »| 15 Jan 2024 -
FilmThe Holdovers
Director Alexander Payne balances emotional realism with retro fun and biting comedy as he teams up with Paul Giamatti once again Read more »| 15 Jan 2024 -
MusicKali Uchis – Orquídeas
Orquídeas is a display of bravura and an entire album of sweet spots Read more »| 12 Jan 2024 -
MusicThe Vaccines – Pick-Up Full of Pink Carnations
The Vaccines are back to their best on Pick-Up Full of Pink Carnations, an album full of singles Read more »| 12 Jan 2024 -
MusicJohn Maclean, Red Clydeside & Radical Remembrance
Ahead of Celtic Connections' John Maclean Centenary concert, we speak with writer and activist Henry Bell and musician Kapil Seshasayee Read more »| 11 Jan 2024 -
BooksYou Dreamed of Empires by Álvaro Enrigue
Álvaro Enrigue's latest novel is a hallucinatory reimagining of fateful violent events in colonial Mexico Read more »| 11 Jan 2024 -
MusicThe Skinny On... swim school
Ahead of what sounds like a pretty big year for the Edinburgh band, swim school's Alice Johnson takes on our January Q&A Read more »| 10 Jan 2024 -
ComedyThe Skinny's Comedy Forecast for 2024
The Skinny’s Comedy Team reveal their hot picks for 2024 Read more »| 10 Jan 2024