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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ComedyRay Bradshaw: I Dare Ray To @ Glasgow Comedy Festival, 24 March
Conceptual shows can be fantastic. In the case of Ray Bradshaw there is certainly a concept – to undertake and discuss dares made to him by friend... Read more »| 27 Mar 2013 -
ComedyDavid Kay @ Glasgow Comedy Festival, 24 March
The modest title of David Kay's show is entirely in fitting with his persona as the ironically self-proclaimed 'Fireball of Scottish Comedy.' Far from arrivi... Read more »| 27 Mar 2013 -
Comedy
Steffen Peddie: Best Intentions @ Glasgow Comedy Festival, 23 March
On a bleak and cold Friday night Steffen Peddie manages to create a warm atmosphere for the few of us who have abandoned the crowds of frustrated football fa... Read more »| 27 Mar 2013 -
Festival Guide
New Writing at the Arches: Behaviour
Jackie Wylie of The Arches discusses the new programme for Behaviour, featuring new works by Gary McNair, Kieran Hurley, Rob Drummond and Nic Green Read more »| 27 Mar 2013 -
ComedySean Lock: "I see myself less of a standup, more of a comedian"
With his new tour about to launch at the Glasgow International Comedy Festival, Sean Lock talks about the good old days of comedy and how hard it is to escape QI Read more »| 08 Mar 2013 -
Music
Celtic Connections: Aimee Mann / Amelia Curran / Ted Leo @ O2 ABC, 30 January
Despite having been on the road with Aimee Mann for 3 months already, a solo Ted Leo finds himself short-changed tonight, relegated from chief tour support t... Read more »| 05 Feb 2013
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MusicSpace is the Place: Techno pioneer Jeff Mills introduces his live score to Fritz Lang's Woman In The Moon
As Jeff Mills' new 'cine-mix' for Fritz Lang's Woman In The Moon premieres at Glasgow Film Festival, we caught up with the world's most inventive DJ to talk about space travel, the origins of his unique sound, and his new audiovisual label, Alpha Centauri Read more »| 01 Feb 2013 -
Art
Art Beyond Borders: Edinburgh Iranian Festival 2013
The third Edinburgh Iranian Festival promises a re-examination of the culture, history and art of a much-misunderstood country Read more »| 01 Feb 2013 -
Festival Guide
Manipulate Theatre Festival – Who's Pulling the Strings?
Puppet Animation Scotland's manipulate theatre festival kicks off in February with a thrilling mix of physical theatre, animation, and of course, puppetry. The Skinny got an exlusive preview from manipulate's Artistic Director, Simon Hart Read more »| 14 Jan 2013 -
Film
BFI London Film Festival 2012: The Highlights
The Skinny picks ten films that shone at this year's London Film Festival. Look out for them on general release over the coming twelve months Read more »| 02 Nov 2012 -
Film
African in Motion 2012: Short Film Competition
One of the highlights of Africa in Motion 2012 was its Short Film Competition programme. Here's an overview of the runners and riders Read more »| 01 Nov 2012 -
FilmFilm Event Highlights – November 2012
The Coens come to the Cameo; DCA delivers a symphony of horror; French cinema is celebrated across Scotland; a new film night launches in Glasgow; and the GFT hosts a Jewish movie simkhe Read more »| 30 Oct 2012 -
Film
Glasgay! 2012: Queer Shorts
We preview the local and international short film programmes screening at this year's Glasgay! Read more »| 26 Oct 2012 -
Film
Good Gaul: French Film Festival UK 2012
November sees the English Channel narrow as a boatload of French fancies make their way across for the 20th French Film Festival UK. Highlights include a new Asterix romp and a retrospective of great cinema modernist Chantal Akerman Read more »| 24 Oct 2012 -
Festival Guide
THAT Festival @ The Macrobert
It's THAT festival again...THAT festival returns with some of the freshest performances in theatre. Read more »| 19 Oct 2012