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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Uk FestivalsDave McKean Interview: The Comic Book Revolution
Comic artist Dave McKean talks art and books ahead of his appearance at Manchester Literature Festival. Read more »| 09 Oct 2015 -
Comedy
Women in Comedy Festival returns to Manchester
Entering its third year with a bigger lineup than ever, Manchester's Women in Comedy Festival is now a firm fixture on the national comedy map. A host of great acts performing among the October programme tell us about the difference it's making Read more »| 09 Oct 2015 -
Art
Lovecraft in the 80s: How Stuart Gordon sexed-up HP Lovecraft
Grimmfest and Gothic Manchester host a HP Lovecraft double bill, featuring Re-Animator and From Beyond, this October. We take a look at how director Stuart Gordon brought a more salacious vibe to the sci-fi writer's work with his 80s film adaptations Read more »| 09 Oct 2015 -
Uk Festivals
Manchester Literature Festival: Memoir & Biography
Manchester Literature Festival's 2015 programme reflects recent publishing trends with events focusing on the biographies of Eleanor Marx, John le Carré and Saul Bellow. The Skinny considers the rising prominence of biography and memoir Read more »| 08 Oct 2015 -
FilmBFI London Film Festival 2015 Guide
Your guide to BFI London Film Festival: what to see, where to buy your tickets and where to watch the films Read more »| 08 Oct 2015 -
Film
12 films to see at London Film Festival 2015
With London Film Festival 2015 kicking off today, we choose the best films to see at the UK's glitziest celebration of cinema Read more »| 08 Oct 2015
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FilmPlay Poland 2015: Preview
90s disco underdogs, sex changes, and bringing cartoons to the kids: we get with the programme as Play Poland turns five Read more »| 06 Oct 2015 -
FilmScotland Loves Anime 2015: Preview
We take a look at some of the highlights of this year's Scotland Loves Anime event, one of the best times of the year for animation fans or those just inclined towards cult-attracting fare from the Far East. There will be monsters Read more »| 06 Oct 2015 -
Film
Southside Film Festival 2015: Preview
The fifth Southside Film Festival comes to Glasgow, with Martin Scorsese's Hugo among the highlights. Read more »| 05 Oct 2015 -
Music
Sleaford Mods, The Ex join Stewart Lee ATP bill
The first wave of acts for next April’s All Tomorrow’s Parties weekender, curated by comedian Stewart Lee, have been unveiled. Read more »| 05 Oct 2015 -
Music
Liverpool Psych Fest 2015: The Review
“Everywhere they played people would be asking them 'are you playing The Psych Fest this year?' It wasn't 'Liverpool' Psych Fest, it's almost like it g... Read more »| 30 Sep 2015 -
Music
Liverpool Psych Fest: Sacred Bones Records interviewed
It's a prolific time for Brooklyn's Sacred Bones label; with some of the finest records of the year under their belts, and ahead of Liverpool Psych Fest (where they’ve co-curated a stage with Chile’s BYM label), we chat with general manager Taylor Brode Read more »| 17 Sep 2015 -
Music
Five to see at Liverpool Psych Fest 2015
Off to Liverpool Psych Fest? Still sorting your Altered Hours from your Zhods? Worry not – here's five of the lineup's best to get you started Read more »| 17 Sep 2015 -
Film
Scottish Queer International Film Festival 2015
Finding good LGBT cinema on UK screens can be a challenge. Praise be, then, for SQIFF (24-27 Sep), a new community-focused film festival representing and reflecting queer identity Read more »| 09 Sep 2015 -
Music
The Garden Party 2015: The Review
With Dutch Uncles, LoneLady and many more in tow, Leeds Garden Party is an end-of-summer excursion, one wistful look back before the autumn arrives. Read more »| 08 Sep 2015