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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FestivalsEdinburgh International Festival: Fergus Linehan on EIF 2019
EIF's Artistic Director talks us through this year's programme, from a huge concert at Tynecastle to an operatic version of Breaking the Waves via gigs from Jarvis Cocker, Kate Tempest, Neneh Cherry and more Read more »| 27 Mar 2019 -
ComedyBest Heckle: Krystal Evans
Love them or hate them, heckles happen to even the most experienced comics, and Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2019 finalist Krystal Evans is no stranger to audience jibes Read more »| 25 Mar 2019 -
MusicHidden Door 2019: Music programme revealed
The pleasingly diverse line-up for this year's Hidden Door includes Ray BLK, Kelly Lee Owens, Cigarettes After Sex and Let's Eat Grandma Read more »| 22 Mar 2019 -
FilmLiving the Light – Robby Müller
The great Dutch cinematographer Robby Müller is celebrated in poetic new documentary Living the Light Read more »| 16 Mar 2019 -
FilmDo No Harm (fka Eminent Monsters)
The dark legacy of Scottish-born psychiatrist Dr Ewen Cameron is explored in Do No Harm Read more »| 16 Mar 2019 -
FilmDoc'n Roll music film festival coming to Scotland
The annual music documentary festival, Doc’n Roll has screenings in Scotland for the first time ever, with six films coming to the Cameo in Edinburgh in April Read more »| 13 Mar 2019
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FilmUnder the Silver Lake
Andrew Garfield leads us down a rabbit hole in David Robert Mitchell's dreamy, gorgeous and at times baffling LA neo-noir Read more »| 12 Mar 2019 -
FilmGSFF unearth First Reels
Ahead of Glasgow Short Film Festival's First Reels retrospective, GSFF director Matt Lloyd gives us the lowdown on this innovative, forward-thinking 90s short films production scheme Read more »| 12 Mar 2019 -
ArtNuart Aberdeen completes its 2019 line-up
Internationally-renowned street art festival Nuart Aberdeen finalises its 2019 line-up, with new additions including Ememem, Vhils, Smug and Evol Read more »| 12 Mar 2019 -
FilmGuy Maddin on skew-whiff Vertigo remake The Green Fog
The endlessly inventive Guy Maddin has crafted a skew-whiff remake of Vertigo from clips of films set in San Francisco. The result is both loving homage and sly critique, and the Canadian director cheekily suggests he's improved on Hitchcock's original Read more »| 11 Mar 2019 -
MusicTerminal V announce stage splits for The Rising
Terminal V's Easter party will see sets from Richie Hawtin, Helena Hauff, Daniel Avery and more, and includes stage takeovers from Sneaky Pete's, Paradise Palms and Wunderground Read more »| 08 Mar 2019 -
FilmCarol Morley on her dream-like noir Out of Blue
Carol Morley's latest film is a hard-boiled police drama based on a Martin Amis novel and it unfolds like a Lynchian dream noir. We speak to the Salfordian director about the art of adaptation, gender and taking female-driven stories seriously Read more »| 08 Mar 2019 -
ComedyGlasgow International Comedy Festival: Top Picks
It’s the (second) most wonderful time of the year (for comedy fans [unless you’re in Australia or get to go to Machynlleth but whatever]). That’s right, it’s Glasgow International Comedy Festival time! Read more »| 08 Mar 2019 -
ArtManchester International 2019: David Lynch, Janelle Monáe & more
Other artists taking part in Manchester International Festival this year include Yoko Ono, Maxine Peake and Sarah Frankcom, Laurie Anderson, Philip Glass and Phelim McDermott, and much more Read more »| 07 Mar 2019 -
Uk FestivalsFLY Open Air announce Boiler Room stage takeover
Jasper James, Theo Kottis, Eclair Fifi and Big Miz will be joined by Kornél Kovács, Folamour, Soundstream and more for Boiler Room's stage takeover at FLY Open Air Read more »| 07 Mar 2019