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 Arches Referendum Festival
As Scotland went to the polls, The Arches celebrated the debate with a week of performance Read more »| 29 Sep 2014 -
Uk FestivalsGlasgay! 2014 Preview
Glasgay! is to be an even bigger celebration than usual this year as the festival turns 21 and the festival's producer, Steven Thomson, celebrates his tenth year at the helm Read more »| 29 Sep 2014 -
Videos
"I write about people, people inspire me" - Jenny Lindsay on poetry and spoken word
We spoke to Jenny Lindsay of Rally & Broad at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, and asked her who influences and inspires her spoken word a... Read more »| 24 Sep 2014 -
Videos"I think if Scotland becomes independent it will make for a much better relationship between England and Scotland" – Dan Cockrill
We spoke to Dan Cockrill at the Edinburgh International Book Festival about the his influences in spoken word and poetry. He also spoke a little about his vi... Read more »| 16 Sep 2014 -
Videos
"Scotland's a really exciting place, not only to be an artist, but to be a person at the moment." – Luke Wright
We spoke to Luke Wright at the Edinburgh International Book Festival about the his influences in spoken word and poetry. Amidst the fireworks, he also spoke ... Read more »| 16 Sep 2014 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Melissa Benn on Female Representations in the Media
Author and journalist Melissa Benn took time out from Edinburgh International Book Festival in August to educate The Skinny on feminist issues and challenging a media which views women through a distorted lens Read more »| 15 Sep 2014
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Videos
"The level of politicisation that is happening in Scotland right now has to continue" – Stanley Odd
We spoke to Dave Hook from Stanley Odd at the Edinburgh International Book Festival about the his influences in spoken word, poetry and hip hop. He also told... Read more »| 15 Sep 2014 -
Uk Festivals
Preview: The North West Fashion Festival
A look at what's on the cards for this inaugural event in Liverpool's beautiful Palm House Read more »| 12 Sep 2014 -
Edinburgh FringeJamaica Farewell @ Pleasance Courtyard
If Debra Ehrhardt’s Jamaica Farewell were an entry at a story-telling competition, she’d win hands down. Her attempt to leave the eponymous ... Read more »| 09 Sep 2014 -
Uk Festivals
Scotland Loves Anime 2014
Scotland's number one Japanese animation showcase, Scotland Loves Anime, returns with more great hand-drawn cinema from the land of the rising sun Read more »| 09 Sep 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Bond! @ Zoo
Gavin Robertson’s Bond! is dad humour at its finest. “No hydrogen peroxide? I guess I’ll dye another day!” Apart from fantastically ... Read more »| 09 Sep 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
True Brits @ Assembly Hall
True Brits is Vinay Patel’s engaging one-man show about a first love and post 7/7 racial alienation in London. Sid Sagar is exquisitely affable as Rahu... Read more »| 09 Sep 2014 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Burton @ Assembly Hall
Rhodri Miles is mesmerising as the actor Richard Burton, who celebrates his 46th birthday by unapologetically looking back on a life of drama, drink and dall... Read more »| 09 Sep 2014 -
Uk Festivals
A Psych for Sore Eyes: Liverpool Psych Fest 2014
As Liverpool Psych Fest stakes its claim to be Europe's premier site of sonic worship, The Skinny questions the festival's visual experts on the aesthetics of psych, plus their plans – and the music – for this year's event Read more »| 09 Sep 2014 -
Videos
Come Fringe Yourself with Tom Stade – Episode 9
Episode 9 of Come Fringe Yourself with Tom Stade is a special dedicated to cherub-faced comic Daniel Sloss. As well as Daniel, co-host Damo Clark and be... Read more »| 08 Sep 2014