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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International FestivalsTallinn Music Week: 2018 Preview
Ahead of Tallinn Music Week's tenth edition, we take a look at all the facets of this week-long city festival covering everything from art, film, food and design as well as music and discussion Read more »| 30 Mar 2018 -
International Festivals
Central Europe: Music Festivals Guide 2018
We round up some of the best festivals to be found just hours from the UK, from Best Kept Secret in the Netherlands to Hamburg's Reeperbahn festival Read more »| 29 Mar 2018 -
Uk FestivalsElectric Fields announce more bands for 2018
Public Service Broadcasting and Dream Wife are among the latest to join the fifth edition of the festival at Drumlanrig Castle Read more »| 27 Mar 2018 -
International Festivals
Mediterranean Music Festivals Guide 2018
In need of a blast of summer sunshine *and* some great music? Take a look at the Mediterranean selection from our International Festivals round-up Read more »| 26 Mar 2018 -
Edinburgh FestivalsEdinburgh Art Festival 2018 programme unveiled
A celebration of contemporary female artists, a reappraisal of 20th century Scottish art and newly commissioned work from rising talents are among this year's EAF highlights Read more »| 26 Mar 2018 -
International Festivals
Asia, Africa & The Americas: Music Festival Guide 2018
A guide to some of the furthest-flung and most exciting music festivals around the globe, from light-powered fun in Sydney to epic all-dayers in Mexico Read more »| 23 Mar 2018
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Edinburgh Fringe
Assembly and Pleasance announce Fringe 2018 shows
Assembly are bringing a Game of Thrones musical to Edinburgh this Fringe while Ruby Wax, Rob Kemp and Kiri Pritchard-McLean are among the talent on the Pleasance stage this August Read more »| 22 Mar 2018 -
International Festivals
Nordic & Scandinavian Music Festivals Guide 2018
We take a look at some of the best music festivals taking place across northern Europe this year, from Iceland Airwaves to Scandinavian heavyweights Øya and Way Out West Read more »| 22 Mar 2018 -
Edinburgh Festivals
EIFF line up female filmmakers & 80s horror retrospectives
This year’s EIFF retrospectives featuring American cinema of the 1980s is inspired by today’s current Trump-era America, say organisers Read more »| 22 Mar 2018 -
Edinburgh FringeGilded Balloon announce first acts for Fringe 2018
Luisa Omielan, Zoe Lyons, reigning So You Think You’re Funny? champion Maisie Adam and Rhod Gilbert are among the first Edinburgh Fringe shows announced Read more »| 21 Mar 2018 -
Art
Glasgow International's new director on the 2018 festival
As the 2018 edition of Glasgow International draws near, we check in with the festival's director, Richard Parry, to discuss his plans Read more »| 19 Mar 2018 -
Uk Festivals
Female directors rule at GSFF 2018 awards
Glasgow Short Film Festival 2018 handed out its annual awards last night, with a dreamy Basque Country short and Alia Ghafar’s Edinburgh College of Art graduation film winning the top prizes Read more »| 19 Mar 2018 -
Uk Festivals
Platform unveil Outskirts programme for 2018
The Easterhouse arts hub announces details of this year's Outskirts festival, including new music from Golden Teacher's Oliver Pitt and a host of Glasgow International art tie-ins Read more »| 16 Mar 2018 -
Film
The Square
Ruben Östlund follows up Force Majeure with another toe-curling comedy, The Square, which takes aim at the art world and the fragile male ego Read more »| 15 Mar 2018 -
Comedy
Link and Lorne on TV comedy and their new show
Ewan Denny and Joe Hullait on TV commissioning, casting and leaving your best mate on the cutting room floor Read more »| 15 Mar 2018