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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FilmLooking back at the absurd, gonzo brilliance of Alex Winter’s Freaked
Ahead of its screening at cult movie festival Weird Weekend, we look back at 1993 comedy Freaked with its co-writer and co-director Alex Winter bka Bill S Preston Esq Read more »| 31 May 2018 -
Music
All Points East 2018: Festival Preview
Ahead of the inaugural All Points East festival, we take a look at ten acts you'd be out of your mind to miss, from LCD Soundsystem and Björk to Hookworms and Young Fathers Read more »| 18 May 2018 -
Film
Alchemy Film & Moving Image Festival: 2018 Report
From a celebration of Super8 to a tribute to Jan Švankmajer, we look back at the highlights from this year's Alchemy Film & Moving Image Festival Read more »| 15 May 2018 -
Uk Festivals
This is probably the best children’s theatre festival in the world
The Skinny talks to Noel Jordan, Edinburgh International Children's Festival’s director about their latest programme, Scotland’s place on the international stage and why children’s theatre is so important Read more »| 15 May 2018 -
FilmEdinburgh International Film Festival: The Scottish talent
Two new films from Mark Cousins and the debut feature from Rachel Maclean are among the highlights of local talent featured in this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival Read more »| 15 May 2018 -
Music
The Great Escape 2018: 10 acts not to miss
Ahead of The Great Escape festival in Brighton, here are ten bands and musicians (including our pick of this year’s Scottish acts) that are a must-see Read more »| 14 May 2018
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Food And DrinkEdinburgh Craft Beer Festival 2018 Preview
Ahead of Edinburgh Craft Beer Festival, we catch up with four of this year’s featured breweries to talk stylistic choices, collaboration, and the great ideas you get while walking your dog... Read more »| 10 May 2018 -
Music
Stag & Dagger, Glasgow, 6 May
Despite some technical issues, Stag & Dagger 2018 is another excellent edition of the Glasgow festival, providing brilliant sets from Warm Digits, Bo Ningen and Protomartyr Read more »| 09 May 2018 -
FilmLearn your queer cinema history with Queer Classics
Teen movie Love, Simon has been claimed as a landmark moment for LGBTQ+ cinema by critics, but celebrating this tepid take on queer identity serves to overlook the great LGBTQ+ films of the past, some of which screen at new festival Queer Classics Read more »| 08 May 2018 -
Film
How The Cabinet of Dr Caligari changed cinema
The horror movie was born in 1920 with The Cabinet of Dr Caligari, and it's resurrected this month as the film screens with a new live score at Hidden Door in Edinburgh. Ahead of the screening, we look back at the legacy of Robert Wiene’s film Read more »| 04 May 2018 -
Film
Lean on Pete
Rising talent Charlie Plummer shines in this moving tale of a boy and his horse's cross country adventure, from talented British director Andrew Haigh Read more »| 04 May 2018 -
Film
Sheffield Doc/Fest announce 2018 programme
The UK's biggest celebration of non-fiction filmmaking returns, with a lineup that includes vital new documentaries, virtual reality installations, guest speakers and a recreation of the terrifying docudrama Threads Read more »| 04 May 2018 -
Music
Field Day 2018: Preview
With only a month to go until the London festival, we take a look at some of the not-to-be-missed acts on this year’s Field Day line-up Read more »| 02 May 2018 -
Festivals
EIF 2018: The Light on the Shore music programme
Light on the Shore will be a 16 night celebration of Scotland’s music-making, featuring The Jesus and Mary Chain, Mogwai, Django Django, The Pastels, The Fire Engines, Lydia Lunch, Alan Cumming and more Read more »| 02 May 2018 -
FilmAlchemy Film Festival: Mike Hoolboom on Aftermath
Aftermath, an experimental documentary on the lives of four great artists, opens this year's Alchemy Film & Moving Image Festival. We speak to Aftermath's director Mike Hoolboom about his idiosyncratic approach to biography Read more »| 01 May 2018