What's On in Glasgow - The Skinny
WEBGlasgow. Welcome to our carefully curated guide to what’s on in Glasgow, where you can find the best events, attractions and venues for live music, comedy, art, theatre, and food and drinks.
Cool Story Bro: Kiell Smith-Bynoe's Fringe return - The Skinny
WEBAug 4, 2023 · “I genuinely think it's probably the best show I've done live, and I've been doing live theatre since I was like 11,” says Kiell Smith-Bynoe, describing String v SPITTA as it heads to Edinburgh Fringe for the very first time.. The show, about two rival children’s entertainers on the London kids’ party scene, has been …
Sarah Keyworth on People-Pleasing and Compassion - The Skinny
WEBJul 25, 2024 · My Eyes Are Up Here yields no big surprises, not that Keyworth can remember anyway, and is a step away from themes of loss, grief, and sexuality that we’ve seen from Keyworth before. Touching on a topic like gender identity (although not the crux of the show), which already suffers intense scrutiny and speculation, means that a big twist or a sucker-punch isn’t really necessary.
The Skinny On... Swim School Q&A
WEBJan 10, 2024 · swim school have been on our radar for some time now. In fact, the Edinburgh outfit were meant to play our stage at Kelburn Garden Party in 2020 until you know what happened.
Meet Edinburgh Film Festival's new director, Paul Ridd
WEBJul 18, 2024 · The latest person attempting to bring a sense of stability and purpose to this venerable institution is new director Paul Ridd, who announced the programme for the 77th edition of the festival last week (read some of the highlights here).It’s a bold lineup heavy on world premieres.
corto.alto album review: Bad With Names - The Skinny
WEBOct 2, 2023 · Titled Bad With Names, the 12-track work – all remarkably recorded in the confines of Shortall’s flat – brims with variety, honesty and personality.It’s also etched with resilience towards Shortall's own self-confessed vulnerabilities to making music. Despite being the youngest ever graduate of Glasgow’s Royal Conservatoire programme (aged just 16 when he enrolled) and cutting his ...
SHHE - DÝRA album review: The Skinny
WEBJul 15, 2024 · The project took form during an artist residency in the Westfjords of Iceland. SHHE’s distinct approach to gathering field recordings and environmental data of these landscapes allowed her to build an archive of sounds, with the tranquillity of her surroundings ultimately directing what would flow through her music.
Thanyia Moore: The Skinny Q&A
WEBJan 14, 2021 · Thanyia Moore's breaking through to the mainstream. Having started on the comedy circuit in 2012, she's gone on to win the Funny Women Awards (previously won by the likes of Katherine Ryan, Desiree Burch and London Hughes), reached the semi-finals of the BBC New Comedy Award in 2018 and recently supported Dane Baptiste on tour. Over the past year, she's made appearances on Comedy Central at ...
Flo & Joan on their new tour, Sweet Release - The Skinny
WEBMay 11, 2022 · Luckily for Flo & Joan, they’ve not experienced the worst of #MeToo. Rosie expects it’s particularly bad for new comics. “You don't have the power to be able to say 'I don't wanna work with that person' or 'I can't take this TV job because I don't want to be on the panel with this person' because they have taken those opportunities.”
Charli XCX - BRAT album review: The Skinny
WEBJun 7, 2024 · In dropping her new album, BRAT, at the top of summer (and of Pride month), Charli XCX clearly knows what she's doing.As we enter the few weeks of the year in which Scotland could plausibly be said to have tank-top-and-mini-skirt weather, it's the perfect time to bump Charli's album about being hot, young and on the verge of existential crisis.