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 FestivalsThe Revolution Starts Here: Document 9
2011 has been a year of historic demonstrations across the globe. Glasgow based human rights festival Document, in its 9th year, takes inspiration from these public uprisings with a programme of films looking at protests from Egypt to Dalmarnock Read more »| 03 Oct 2011 -
Uk Festivals
Eastern Promise @ Platform, Friday 30 September
Easterhouse's Platform host Eastern Promise - an eclectic two day music festival with both local talent and artists from further afield. Photography f... Read more »| 03 Oct 2011 -
Uk FestivalsMemories and Dreams: Scottish Mental Health Arts & Film Festival 2011
In its fifth year, The Scottish Mental Health Arts & Film Festival has established itself as a key event on Scotland’s cultural calendar. The Skinny previews its film strand, the ideal art form to explore this year's theme of memories and dreams Read more »| 28 Sep 2011 -
Uk Festivals
Take One Action Film Festival 2011
Sandwiched between the excesses of the Edinburgh Festival and Christmas, Take One Action Film Festival arrives on Edinburgh and Glasgow screens (19 Sep to 2 Oct) to inspire and empower jaded audiences to give a shit about social justice Read more »| 16 Sep 2011 -
Art
Scotland+Venice Diaries: Clooney and Cocktails
31 August marked the opening of the Venice Film Festival so we donned our most fabulous clothes, boarded the not-quite-as-fabulous vaporetto and sped&nb... Read more »| 14 Sep 2011 -
Uk FestivalsThe Electric Frog Sunday 11 Sep 2011
Electric Frog at SWG3 2011. Some images from the weekend. Photography from Euan Robertson Read more »| 13 Sep 2011
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Uk Festivals
The Electric Frog Saturday 10 Sep 2011
Electric Frog at SWG3 2011. Some images from the weekend. Photography from Euan Robertson Read more »| 13 Sep 2011 -
Uk Festivals
Wigtown Book Festival
The Wigtown Book Festival, 23 Sep - 2 Oct, features high-profile authors Max Arthur, Maggie O'Farrell and Alan Bissett among many others Read more »| 12 Sep 2011 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Tomboy
Tomboy Laure (Héran) arrives at her new apartment in a leafy French suburb, and soon yearns for more than simply playing inside with her little sister... Read more »| 12 Sep 2011 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Interview: Lee Camp
Simon Fielding catches up with angry American Lee Camp, one of the breakthrough acts at this year's Fringe. Read more »| 06 Sep 2011 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Steve Pretty's Perfect Mixtape
Perfect Mixtape is a playful, interactive journey through musical genres and technologies. Steve Pretty is a versatile musician, and this performance ranges ... Read more »| 02 Sep 2011 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Neil Dougan: Rough Rared
At the centre of Rough Rared lies a deep affection for Belfast. Deeply rooted in the manners, tensions and charms of that city, Neil Dougan sustains a well-b... Read more »| 02 Sep 2011 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Olver: Portrait Of A Serial Killer
The lights are dimmed. The flickering of static on TV screens is the only light. A typewriter waits solitary at a table. This is the eerie setting for the co... Read more »| 02 Sep 2011 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Curmudgeonly Critic: Mark Kermode @ The Edinburgh Book Festival 2011
The good doctor, Mark Kermode, entertains his devoted fans at the launch of his new book, The Good, The Bad and The Multiplex, at the closing weekend of Edinburgh Book Festival 2011 Read more »| 02 Sep 2011 -
Edinburgh FringeThe Earl and the InstruMentalist
Welcome to Dragonfly's Gentlemens Club, where your host for the hour, The Earl of Belfast, recounts his fantastical adventures in pursuit of a redheaded musi... Read more »| 01 Sep 2011