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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MusicLowlands Festival 2018: Review
Clean, serene, friendly, and with an excellent line-up, The Netherlands' Lowlands Festival is a rare treat Read more »| 07 Sep 2018 -
Uk FestivalsThe Glasgow Youth Film Festival team introduce their programme
The Young Programmers of the Glasgow Youth Film Festival clue us in on what to look forward to at this year's event, from a film about kickarse female skateboarders to a documentary about a legendary science-fiction writer Read more »| 06 Sep 2018 -
Uk FestivalsTake One Action: A look at doc Silvana
Roaring documentary Silvana follows one of Sweden’s most unapologetically outspoken musical acts, Silvana Imam, a lesbian hip-hop artist of Syrian and Lithuanian descent. We speak to the filmmakers ahead of its screening at Take One Action Read more »| 04 Sep 2018 -
International Festivals
La Route Du Rock 2018: Review
From techno to chamber pop via post-punk and country, La Route du Rock's line-up ticks many boxes, but what rings loudest is the geniality of every soul encountered Read more »| 03 Sep 2018 -
Uk Festivals
Preview: Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival 2018
We look ahead to this year's Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival, which features the first major UK retrospective of filmmakers Shireen Seno and John Torres as well as new work from Sophia Al-Maria, Kevin Jerome Everson and Luke Fowler Read more »| 03 Sep 2018 -
Edinburgh FringeHow to Beat the Post-Fringe Blues
With the Fringe packed away for another year, wonder-dog and journalist Fringe Dog offers some top tips for staying happy post-August Read more »| 03 Sep 2018
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Edinburgh Fringe
Hamlet – Horatio's Tale
While making Shakespeare accessible is a commendable effort, this attempt to do so may alienate more than it encourages Read more »| 03 Sep 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Folklore @ Greenside, Royal Terrace
Three obscure tales from the North of England are weaved together with original music, sororal relations and puppetry Read more »| 03 Sep 2018 -
Film
Scottish Film Festival Calendar
Scotland's cultural calendar is overflowing with excellent film festivals. Below is just a taste of some of the smart, inventive and inclusive festivals that help make the Scottish film scene the most vibrant in the UK Read more »| 03 Sep 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Voldemort and the Teenage Hogwarts Musical Parody @ Assembly George Square Studios
Every vile, voraciously vicious villain must start somewhere, right? It would seem even He Who Must Not Be Named had to learn how to love, live and kiss at a young age – and of course all through song Read more »| 03 Sep 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Year Without Summer @ Sweet Grassmarket
Vivid, intricate, yet unfocused play about a group of infamous exiled writers Read more »| 31 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Squirrel Plays @ C Cubed
A sensitive and timely analysis of the issues surrounding female reproductive health and bodily autonomy Read more »| 31 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Darlings @ C Aquila
A refreshing and thoughtful exploration of a toxic relationship Read more »| 31 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Hillary's Kitchen @ theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
An unclear attempt at feminist comedy Read more »| 31 Aug 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Shit-Faced Shakespeare: Hamlet @ Underbelly
Despite strong displays of classical Shakespearean acting and obvious drunken antics, this Shit-Faced Shakespeare performance lacks a certain energy Read more »| 31 Aug 2018