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 FestivalsClub to Club 2018: Festival Review
Showcasing a diverse range of acts from the realm of electronic music and 'avant-pop', Club to Club is a stand-out on the annual festival calendar Read more »| 14 Nov 2018 -
FilmSuspiria
Luca Guadagnino’s reimagining of Dario Argento’s classic horror Suspiria is languorous and muted, and fails to find its true rhythm Read more »| 13 Nov 2018 -
Edinburgh FringeMental Health After the Edinburgh Fringe
After this year’s Fringe ended, our theatre editor had a stress-related health scare. Here she writes about her experience of the festival, the pressure that comes with it, and asks what can we do to better manage mental health in the arts Read more »| 12 Nov 2018 -
Theatre
Chrysalis: Scotland's Youth Theatre Festival Returns
Scotland’s festival of youth theatre returns to the Traverse Theatre once again for three days of new work by some of Europe’s leading youth theatre organisations Read more »| 12 Nov 2018 -
Uk FestivalsDocument Film Festival: The 2018 programme
Document returns with a rich line-up of classic documentary and contemporary films that blend both the poetic and political, and should prove a rousing, radical programme to get audiences thinking about today's most pressing issues Read more »| 08 Nov 2018 -
Theatre
manipulate announces its 2019 programme
Scotland's celebrated festival of theatre, puppetry and animation returns, bringing with it a wide-ranging programme of innovative, international work to Edinburgh Read more »| 08 Nov 2018
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Uk Festivals
Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2018: Preview
Ahead of The Skinny’s first visit to Aesthetica short film festival, we take a peek at the huge programme of short films, special programmes and masterclasses Read more »| 07 Nov 2018 -
Film
Outlaw King
Stunning scenery and gory action scenes make up for dodgy accents and a lack of imagination in David Mackenzie's Robert the Bruce epic Outlaw King Read more »| 05 Nov 2018 -
Uk Festivals
Five films to see at French Film Festival 2018
The French Film Festival returns for its 26th edition with another lively line-up of the best in francophone cinema Read more »| 31 Oct 2018 -
Uk Festivals
No Bounds Festival 2018: Review
The second edition of Sheffield’s No Bounds resists all perceived festival norms to produce a triumphant weekender of critical club beats, challenging experimentation and crucial panel debate Read more »| 30 Oct 2018 -
Film
Nae Pasaran's director on the Scots workers who defied Pinochet
Chilean filmmaker Felipe Bustos Sierra tells us about the making of Nae Pasaran, his documentary about a group of Scottish factory workers who defied Augusto Pinochet's fascist dictatorship by refusing to repair his air force's engines Read more »| 30 Oct 2018 -
International Festivals
Club to Club 2018: Festival Preview
As Club to Club Festival returns to Turin this weekend, we take a closer look at the seven acts included in The Italian New Wave strand of this year's line-up Read more »| 29 Oct 2018 -
Uk Festivals
Scottish Queer International Film Festival announces 2018 programme
The essential SQIFF returns with a programme featuring queer East Asian and Arab cinema, an asexual reading of the Wizard of Oz and a chance to experience queer virtual reality Read more »| 25 Oct 2018 -
Film
Destroyer
Nicole Kidman will receive plaudits for her transformation into a grizzled LA cop, but the real star of Destroyer is director Karyn Kusama's muscular, pulsating direction Read more »| 25 Oct 2018 -
Uk FestivalsEastern Promise at Platform: 2018 Preview
The eighth edition of Platform’s Eastern Promise festival combines cutting-edge music, art and performance Read more »| 22 Oct 2018