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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FilmFringe 2018: Goblin to play iconic Suspiria & Dawn of the Dead scores
The Italian prog heroes will be playing live to these two classic 70s horrors at this year’s Fringe Read more »| 12 Apr 2018 -
Edinburgh FringeHow Glasgow Started the Edinburgh Fringe
The story of how Glasgow Unity Theatre turned a snub to Scottish drama into the first Edinburgh Festival Fringe Read more »| 12 Apr 2018 -
Uk FestivalsScottish Mental Health Arts Festival 2018: programme announced
Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival returns with a much earlier date in the year and a programme focused on the mental health of young people Read more »| 12 Apr 2018 -
International FestivalsCannes 2018 line-up: Spike Lee, David Robert Mitchell & more
The line-up includes new films from Asghar Farhadi, Jafar Panahi and Jean-Luc Godard, but no films from Netflix Read more »| 12 Apr 2018 -
Uk FestivalsDoune the Rabbit Hole reveals 2018 line-up
The 2018 edition of the festival features Aidan Moffat & RM Hubbert's new collaboration, plus Frankie Cosmos, We Were Promised Jetpacks and many more Read more »| 11 Apr 2018 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Pussy Riot to play Edinburgh Fringe 2018
The Russian music and art collective are set for a ten-night run at Summerhall during this year's Edinburgh Fringe Read more »| 11 Apr 2018
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International Festivals
Nils Frahm and Jenny Lewis added to Copenhagen’s HAVEN festival
The pair join Arcade Fire, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Kamasi Washington, Ariel Pink and Big Thief at the innovative Danish festival Read more »| 10 Apr 2018 -
Uk Festivals
Inside Platform's Outskirts Festival
Platform programmer Alun Woodward talks us through The Conversation and what makes Outskirts Festival unique Read more »| 09 Apr 2018 -
International Festivals
Glasgow's Cathy Wilkes to represent UK at Venice Biennale
Celebrated for her melancholic sculptural installations, Wilkes will present at new work in the Giardini's British pavilion at the 58th edition of the world's grandest visual arts festival Read more »| 09 Apr 2018 -
Uk Festivals
Kelburn Garden Party: Introducing The Skinny Stage
We're curating a stage at this year's Kelburn Garden Party – here's a look at the bands and artists we have in store this June Read more »| 04 Apr 2018 -
Film
Let the Sunshine In
Claire Denis joins forces with another icon of French cinema – Juliette Binoche – for a romantic comedy that's an empathetic, perceptive and moving exploration of 21st century love and sex Read more »| 04 Apr 2018 -
Uk Festivals
Director John Landis heads to Edinburgh’s Dead by Dawn
The legendary filmmaker heads to the annual horror festival to introduce two of his films, and the 25th anniversary edition of Dead by Dawn also includes a taste-along screening of Evil Dead II and premieres of brand new horror films from around the globe Read more »| 03 Apr 2018 -
Uk Festivals
Alchemy Film & Moving Image Festival 2018: Preview
Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival returns to Hawick with a lively programme that includes the new collaboration between Ben Rivers and Ben Russell and the reportedly final film from the great Czech surrealist Jan Švankmajer Read more »| 03 Apr 2018 -
Film
Beast
The boundary between man and animal is explored in Michael Pearce's compelling, sensual and pleasingly off-kilter Beast Read more »| 03 Apr 2018 -
Film
Custody
An astonishingly tense drama from first time director Xavier Legrand following an acrimonious custody battle with a young boy caught in the middle between his dysfunctional parents Read more »| 03 Apr 2018