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 FestivalsLFF 2014: The Standouts
We round up some of the best new films shown at this year's London Film Festival Read more »| 19 Nov 2014 -
Uk FestivalsManchester International Festival 2015 lineup announced
Manchester International Festival has unveiled the first shows for its 2015 edition, with Jamie Smith of the xx, film director Kevin Macdonald and physicist ... Read more »| 19 Nov 2014 -
Uk FestivalsChannel Hopping: French Film Festival 2014
From established auteurs to mint fresh greenhorns, the French Film Festival UK returns with another tantalising line-up of contemporary Francophone cinema. Dip your toe in its eclectic programme and you're sure to find a gem – vive le cinéma! Read more »| 05 Nov 2014 -
Uk Festivals
Controlling the Future: Liverpool’s First One-on-One Performance Festival
Liverpool’s first one-on-one performance festival, Control 25 plans to infiltrate the city by directing audience members along a series of mysterious trajectories. Participants Sharron Devine and Ant Hampton tell us more Read more »| 04 Nov 2014 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Set Fire to the Stars
In the centenary year of his birth, there’ll be no shortage of screen depictions of Dylan Thomas. Already in 2014, he’s been surveyed by BBC dram... Read more »| 03 Nov 2014 -
Edinburgh FestivalsThe Skeleton Twins
“Maybe we were doomed from the beginning.” So says bored dental hygienist Maggie (Wiig) in voiceover at the opening of The Skeleton Twins, before... Read more »| 03 Nov 2014
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Uk Festivals
A Carefully Planned Festival #4 @ Various venues, Manchester, 18-19 October
In a week that sees Noel Gallagher asking £55 a pop for his forthcoming tour, A Carefully Planned Festival shows the locals a tad more respect. A mere ... Read more »| 23 Oct 2014 -
International Festivals
Les Trans Musicales de Rennes 2014
The 36th edition of the French festival looks to be as serendipitous as the first, which is of course half the fun. Read more »| 22 Oct 2014 -
International Festivals
St Vincent, Swans, Autechre top Le Guess Who? Festival bill
Sets by Autechre and St. Vincent and a strand curated by Swans frontman Michael Gira head up the eclectic final line-up for the four-day Le Guess Who? festiv... Read more »| 16 Oct 2014 -
Uk Festivals
Thirty band bill set for Dunfermline Live festival
Fife’s own King Creosote and Glasgow hip-hop group Hector Bizerk are among the acts lined up for this weekend’s Dunfermline Live all-dayer. KC &... Read more »| 15 Oct 2014 -
Videos
''Equality' has guided me for sixty years' – Roy Hattersley on politics and literature
We spoke to Roy Hattersley at the Edinburgh International Book Festival about the presence of voice in literature and the writing process. Hattersley reveal... Read more »| 08 Oct 2014 -
Videos
"Being a writer is not dissimilar to being an actor" – Tim Pears on writing
The Skinny spoke to Tim Pears at the Edinburgh International Book Festival about the presence of voice in literature, and his approach to writing p... Read more »| 08 Oct 2014 -
Videos
'When it's not coming easily, I start to ask my characters questions' – Robert Wilton on writing
We spoke to Robert Wilton at the Edinburgh International Book Festival about the presence of voice in literature and the writing process. Wilton reveals the... Read more »| 08 Oct 2014 -
Uk Festivals
Forward Thinking: Africa in Motion 2014
Later this month, Scotland's biggest showcase of African cinema returns to screens in Edinburgh and Glasgow. We unpack some of Africa in Motion 2014's potential highlights Read more »| 07 Oct 2014 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Palo Alto
Ever wondered why Renaissance dreamboat James Franco was taking all those Ivy League writing courses? Turns out he was penning short story collection Palo Al... Read more »| 06 Oct 2014