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 FestivalsDown the Front: T in the Park 2016 in Pictures – Sunday
From John Grant's showstopping synth pop to LCD Soundsystem's first show on Scottish soil since 2010, The Skinny presents rolling pictorial reportage of... Read more »| 10 Jul 2016 -
Uk Festivals
Down the Front: T in the Park 2016 in Pictures – Saturday
From a rude mainstage awakening at the hands of Royce da 5'9" to Daniel Avery's triumphant reprisal at the Slam Tent, The Skinny presents rolling pictor... Read more »| 09 Jul 2016 -
Uk FestivalsDown the Front: T in the Park 2016 in Pictures – Friday
From Frightened Rabbit's glorious return to The Stone Roses' road-testing of long-awaited new material, The Skinny presents rolling pictorial reportage ... Read more »| 08 Jul 2016 -
Uk FestivalsLiverpool Biennial 2016: first look report
A first look at Liverpool Biennial, opening this weekend, finds our writer taking in new work from Mark Leckey and Marvin Gaye Chetwynd Read more »| 08 Jul 2016 -
Uk FestivalsMust-see shows at Liverpool Arab Arts Festival
The Arab Arts Festival fills Liverpool with dance, theatre, music, film and more every year, showcasing the richness and diversity of Arab culture. From live drawing to standup comedy, we've selected our programme highlights. Read more »| 08 Jul 2016 -
Uk Festivals
Beer-ennial: Liverpool Biennial 2016 preview
Liverpool Biennial opens this weekend, with a 14-week, 42 artist programme. Overwhelming, right? WRONG. We've put together a handy guide to the highlights, as well as the best places for food and drink pit stops along the way Read more »| 06 Jul 2016
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Uk Festivals
Tech It Easy: When comedy meets technology
Technology and comedy can work great together, as a load of multimedia shows at last year's Edinburgh Fringe demonstrated. Here's a look at how comedians are... Read more »| 05 Jul 2016 -
Theatre
Ask Auntie Trash: A Case of EdFringe Cringe
This month Auntie Trash helps a troubled soul who's worried they might hate their friend's Fringe show Read more »| 05 Jul 2016 -
TheatreTheatre and Conflict: Queens of Syria at LAAF
From humble beginnings in Jordan, Queens of Syria – a retelling of The Trojan Women by a group of Syrian refugees – has attracted ... Read more »| 04 Jul 2016 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Regrouping: Re-evaluating a Lost Feminist Classic
At this year's Edinburgh Film Festival, Lizzie Borden presented her 1976 debut Regrouping for just its fifth screening; the visionary director was ... Read more »| 01 Jul 2016 -
Film
EIFF 2016: Suntan
Suntan, the new film from director Argyris Papadimitropoulos, is firmly in the same mode of disturbing content and discomfort as other works from the so-call... Read more »| 01 Jul 2016 -
Comedy
Destiny's Child: An interview with Luisa Omielan
Luisa Omielan comes back to the Fringe with a book and two dates at the EICC. Is she still the same 'free festival girl?' Read more »| 01 Jul 2016 -
Comedy
Weirdos parody Harry Potter: Comedy Spotlight
London's alternative comedy collective Weirdos bring an unofficial Harry Potter parody to the Fringe – under our special Potter-themed spotlight is the collective's chief Auror Adam Larter Read more »| 01 Jul 2016 -
Uk Festivals
Liverpool Music Week 2016: First bands revealed
Horrors side project Cat's Eyes join this year's bill, alongside Manchester's GoGo Penguin and hotly-tipped Mersyside favourites Clean Cut Kid and She Drew The Gun Read more »| 01 Jul 2016 -
International Festivals
Ian McEwan at Leggendo Metropolitano
Ahead of the publication of his latest book this autumn, Ian McEwan offers his take on the role of virtue and fortune in literature. His novels teem with qu... Read more »| 29 Jun 2016