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Trainspotting the Musical
Trainspotting the Musical is a stage adaptation of Irvine Welsh's 1993 novel Trainspotting, adapted by Welsh himself with songs co-written with Stephen McGuinness and directed by Caroline Jay Ranger. It received its world premiere at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London's West End in July 2026.
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United Kingdom
- Oct 19EdinburghEdinburgh PlayhouseView details
- Oct 26SheffieldSheffield City Hall Oval HallView details
- Oct 30SheffieldSheffield City Hall Oval HallView details
- Oct 31SheffieldSheffield City Hall Oval HallView details
- Nov 2ManchesterPalace Theatre ManchesterView details
- Nov 9YorkGrand Opera House, YorkView details
- Nov 16HullHull New TheatreView details
- Nov 25IpswichIpswich Regent TheatreView details
- Nov 30BirminghamThe AlexandraView details
- Dec 7LeedsLeeds Grand TheatreView details
- Dec 14BlackpoolBlackpool Opera HouseView details
- Jan 5, 2027Stoke On TrentRegent TheatreView details
- Jan 18, 2027NottinghamTheatre Royal NottinghamView details
- Jan 25, 2027CardiffWales Millennium CentreView details
- Feb 1, 2027Southend On SeaSouthend Cliffs PavilionView details
- Feb 8, 2027LeedsBradford LiveView details
- Feb 15, 2027OxfordNew Theatre OxfordView details
- Feb 22, 2027Newcastle Upon TyneSunderland EmpireView details
- Mar 1, 2027DunfermlineAlhambra TheatreView details
- Mar 9, 2027BrightonBrighton DomeView details
- Mar 15, 2027GlasgowTheatre Royal GlasgowView details
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About Trainspotting the Musical
The musical follows the source novel's story of a group of young people navigating heroin addiction and life in Edinburgh, including the characters Renton, Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. Welsh drew on both the original novel and its 2012 prequel, Skagboys, describing the show as an "anti-musical."