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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FilmThe Meyerowitz Stories
Noah Baumbach offers up The Meyerowitz Stories, an emotionally astute comedy-drama concerning a dysfunctional New York family featuring Dustin Hoffman, Ben Stiller and Adam Sandler – the latter's performance is so good it might spell a comeback Read more »| 21 May 2017 -
International FestivalsLoveless
Russian filmmaker Andrey Zvyagintsev brings a typically intense film to Cannes with mysterious thriller Loveless Read more »| 19 May 2017 -
ComedyThe Stand's Kenny O'Brien on St Andrew Square
The Stand's St Andrew Square events made the area a Festival hub, but are now thwarted by the square's corporate owners. For our comedy and ethics column, The Stand's director Kenny O'Brien considers the implications this has for the Fringe Read more »| 19 May 2017 -
Uk Festivals
The Great Escape 2017: Photo Gallery
Check out a gallery of shots from the Scottish showcases at this year's Great Escape festival in Brighton This year's Great Escape festival features a showc... Read more »| 19 May 2017 -
Film
Okja
Shades of Studio Ghibli in this ecological fantasy film from Bong Joon-ho that'll make you want to hug the nearest animal to hand and swear an oath on a bible that you won’t touch meat again Read more »| 19 May 2017 -
FilmWonderstruck
Todd Haynes follows up his exquisitely melancholic romance Carol with innocent young adult adventure yarn, Wonderstruck. Based on the book by Brian Selznick... Read more »| 18 May 2017
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Music
The Great Escape 2017: Shogun Q&A
Ahead of his debut performance at The Great Escape festival in Brighton, we catch up with Paisley artist Shogun Read more »| 17 May 2017 -
FilmThe Other Side of Hope
Aki Kaurismäki is back with a bittersweet drama about the unlikely bond between a Syrian refugee and a Helsinki gambler Read more »| 17 May 2017 -
International Festivals
Venice Vernissage: A world divided
The opening week of the Venice Biennale offers a contradictory reflection of the troubled world of 2017, both within and without the official exhibitions programme Read more »| 16 May 2017 -
Music
FEST EVOL @ Invisible Wind Factory, Liverpool, 30 Apr
Liverpool's Fest Evol, hosted by local promoter EVOL, was originally conceived as a way to fill the void for urban gig-goers as the summer festival season be... Read more »| 15 May 2017 -
Uk Festivals
LeithLate announces 2017 programme
Locally-spirited arts festival LeithLate returns with a lively programme of visual art, theatre and music, along with a few new venues and a Public Poetry Trail Read more »| 15 May 2017 -
Uk Festivals
The Great Escape 2017: 10 Scottish bands to see
Ahead of The Great Escape in Brighton next week, we look at ten of the Scottish acts to catch at the festival Read more »| 12 May 2017 -
Uk Festivals
Sounds from the Other City: the review, by you!
Salford's annual celebration of new music and art, Sounds from the Other City festival filled Chapel Street and its surrounding venues with vital emerging ta... Read more »| 12 May 2017 -
Uk Festivals
Museums At Night: Leeds, Liverpool & Manchester preview
Every year in May, venues and galleries around the country come to life after hours as part of Museums at Night. Here's our guide to activities in Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester Read more »| 11 May 2017 -
Uk Festivals
Live at Leeds 2017: Festival Review
The city centre bash returns for an eleventh year with its most ambitious lineup yet Read more »| 11 May 2017