Festivals
Step into a vibrant celebration of culture with The Skinny festival guide. We bring you the latest UK and international festival news; you'll find festival information, previews, reviews, features, and interviews.
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Uk FestivalsCarnival Fifty Six reveals comedy stage line-up
The new Dundee music festival has unveiled the comedy line-up for its inaugural edition Read more »| 24 Mar 2017 -
Uk FestivalsDundee horror festival Dundead returns
Popular Dundee festival Dundead returns with a spine-tingling lineup of new horror films and a celebration of Stephen King adaptations Read more »| 24 Mar 2017 -
Film
GSFF Awards: Dutch films dominate
The tenth edition of Glasgow Short Film Festival came to a close on Sunday, with the annual awards being announced at the city's newest venue, Joytown Grand Electric Theatre Read more »| 22 Mar 2017 -
Uk FestivalsBaltic Weekender: new Liverpool festival announced
Move D, Elijah & Skilliam and more play a new three-day festival across Liverpool's Baltic Triangle Read more »| 22 Mar 2017 -
Film
Transpecos
This impressive debut from director Greg Kwedar is a taut and atmospheric thriller about the drug trade set amid the American-Mexican borderlands Read more »| 21 Mar 2017 -
Uk FestivalsLoyle Carner, Andy Shauf added to Field Day 2017
John Cooper Clarke also joins the bill as another wave of acts is unveiled Read more »| 21 Mar 2017
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Uk Festivals
Groove Cairngorm 2017: The Review
For its second instalment, the Groove Cairngorm team have upped their game with top-quality artists performing for the après-ski set Read more »| 20 Mar 2017 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Liverpool Arab Arts Festival 2017: the programme
Describing it as their “most vital edition to date,” the organisers of Liverpool Arab Arts Festival have announced the programme for 2017. Read more »| 19 Mar 2017 -
International Festivals
Trans Musicales: The review
A recap of the Rennes-based festival from the end of the year, which proved to be an incubator for some of 2017's hottest festival acts Read more »| 17 Mar 2017 -
Uk Festivals
Ian Rankin-themed festival comes to Edinburgh
Ian Rankin has announced details of RebusFest, a weekend of literature, music, art and film curated by the novelist which will take place in Edinburgh this summer Read more »| 17 Mar 2017 -
Uk Festivals
¡Viva! Spanish & Latin American Festival 2017 preview
¡Viva! festival returns with another ambitious programme of Spanish and Latin American theatre, film and visual art. This year's programme celebrates 40 years since the end of censorship in Spain following the death of General Franco – we find out more Read more »| 16 Mar 2017 -
Uk Festivals
LightNight 2017 announces eight new commissions
Liverpool's annual late-night culture crawl LightNight has revealed its eight new art commissions for 2017, from a suspended light installation recreating the Cathedral's 'crown' to a piece exploring the “lungs” of the St George’s Hall catacombs Read more »| 16 Mar 2017 -
Uk Festivals
Sounds from the Other City 2017: full line-up
Salford's annual celebration of new music, art and performance Sounds from the Other City has unveiled its complete line-up for 2017. Read more »| 15 Mar 2017 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Edinburgh International Festival: 2017 line-up
PJ Harvey, Stephin Merritt and a spectacular opening presentation from the creators of Deep Time feature as EIF celebrates its 70th anniversary Read more »| 15 Mar 2017 -
Uk Festivals
GSFF 2017: Five short film programmes not to miss
Glasgow Short Film Festival kicks off this week. Here are the special programmes we're most looking forward to... Read more »| 14 Mar 2017