UK Festivals
Welcome to The Skinny UK festival guide. We bring you previews, reviews, and line-up information for arts, film, music and comedy festivals around the UK.
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Festival GuideVintage at The Merchant City Festival
A look at the highlights of the Wayne and Gerardine Hemingway-curated Vintage strand of this year's Merchant City Festival Read more »| 10 Jul 2013 -
MusicThe xx @ secret space, Manchester International Festival, 6 Jul
She breathes; we breathe. The quick sting of her plectrum against steel – it reaches us before its amplified echo finds its way out of the speakers. Li... Read more »| 09 Jul 2013 -
FilmThe Last Time I Saw Macao
Macau, a peninsula hanging off the south coast of China, is, in the words of filmmakers João Pedro Rodrigues and João Rui Guerra da Mata, &ldqu... Read more »| 09 Jul 2013 -
Festival Guide
Fringe Fever at 24:7 Theatre Festival
For a decade, 24:7 theatre festival has been giving young playwrights and theatre-makers a platform on which to develop their skills. Executive producer David Slack looks forward to a tenth edition that includes a fiery site-specific show Read more »| 08 Jul 2013 -
Film
The Bling Ring
Sofia Coppola, the brilliant director of The Virgin Suicides, Lost in Translation and Somewhere, has thus far shown a knack for making slightly-stoned movies... Read more »| 05 Jul 2013 -
Music
What's He Building In There? David Dewaele on Despacio
David Dewaele, half of Soulwax/2ManyDJs with his brother Stephen, talks about the pair's collaboration with LCD Soundsystem and DFA leader James Murphy to produce one-off club Despacio – an attempt to create the perfect, in-the-round audio experience Read more »| 03 Jul 2013
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Festival Guide
On the Edge: Exploring Nowt Part Of and Shiny New Festival
Two single-venue theatre festivals contribute dystopian fantasies and a murder mystery party to this month's fringe mania. Their directors introduce Salford's Nowt Part Of and Liverpool's Shiny New Festival Read more »| 03 Jul 2013 -
Comedy
Barrels and Laughs: Greater Manchester Fringe Festival
Pubs and bars across Salford and Manchester play host to the Greater Manchester Fringe Festival, featuring everything from penguins and Phill Jupitus. We cherrypick three highlights Read more »| 02 Jul 2013 -
Film
Reel Life: Sheffield Doc/Fest 2013
We look back at the runners and riders at the 20th Sheffield Doc/Fest Read more »| 01 Jul 2013 -
Festival Guide
Edinburgh International Fashion Festival 2013
Ahead of this summer's Edinburgh International Fashion Festival, we speak to curators Jonathan and Anna Freemantle about art, storytelling, and the new talent they have unearthed for this year's programme Read more »| 01 Jul 2013 -
Music
Primavera Sound 2013: 10 Reasons We Went
As the new school mixed it up with the old guard on a bill with too many highlights (and clashes!), Primavera Sound 2013 offered a world class banquet for music nerds and casual observers alike. These are just ten of the reasons we got on the plane... Read more »| 07 Jun 2013 -
Festival GuideReturn @ Unity Theatre, Liverpool, 12 Jun
First performed at The Yard, London, in 2012, Dina Mousawi's Return is a deeply personal piece that tells the stories of several Iraqi women – their li... Read more »| 06 Jun 2013 -
Festival Guide
Food, Festivals, Scotland
This month, RockNess marks the start of the summer Music festival season. Open air, big crowds, exotic locations like Dores and Balado. Enough of that – join us on a food festival run-down. We have scientists, and we’re off to Hawaii! Read more »| 05 Jun 2013 -
Art
Creative Routes: LeithLate13
For its third year, LeithLate returns with an evening programme of (mainly free!) events extending from the city centre to the Foot of the Walk and from installation art to spoken word via some film and a lot of live music Read more »| 05 Jun 2013 -
Film
Dunoon Film Festival: John Byrne on Your Cheatin’ Heart
The inaugural Dunoon Film Festival is a treasure trove of Scottish cinema gems. Its biggest coup, however, is the first public screening of John Byrne's Your Cheatin' Heart. We spoke to the celebrated artist and playwright about his legendary 1990 series Read more »| 04 Jun 2013