Trainspotting The Musical

TRAINSPOTTING THE MUSICAL tickets

Thirty years on from the film that changed everything, TRAINSPOTTING: THE MUSICAL storms the stage. Now playing at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, book your official TRAINSPOTTING: THE MUSICAL tickets now.

What is TRAINSPOTTING THE MUSICAL about?

This is the story of the outsiders, the rebels, a brand-new, expectation defying musical, pumping in live and loud defiance across the West End stage.

Cult heroes of youth culture; Renton, Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud, Tommy, and Kelly are back, alongside an ensemble cast and a live band. Featuring some of the electrifying tracks from the film that defined a generation, together with catchy, confrontational and celebratory original songs, set to become singalong, dance-along classics, this is more than nostalgia amplified, it’s a genre-defying new musical that speaks to our contemporary malaise of defiance in the face of an uncertain future.

Radical, invigorating and life-affirming, this provocative, unforgettable experience will have even the most sceptical leave on a consciousness-altering high.

Trainspotting is not just a show. It’s a moment. It’s a manifesto. It’s who we are.

CHOOSE LIFE.

TRAINSPOTTING THE MUSICAL facts and critical acclaim

• The brand new musical is written by Irvine Welsh
• Trainspotting won the Scottish Arts Council Book Award and was longlisted for the 1993 Booker Prize. It was later voted Scotland's favorite novel of the past 50 years in a 2013 Scottish Book Trust poll. The novel also made the 2018 Saltire Literary Awards shortlists.
• The 1996 film adaptation, starring Ewan McGregor, became the UK’s highest-grossing film of the year and went on to earn a BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay

Please bear in mind

TRAINSPOTTING THE MUSICAL is recommended for ages 16+. The production contains  scenes and depictions of drug taking and death. Includes swearing and adult references.

TRAINSPOTTING THE MUSICAL cast

• Renton - Lewis Kidd
• Sick Boy – Sheridan Townsley
• Spud – Kieran Andrew
• Begbie – Frankie O’Connor
• Tommy – Finlay Paul
• Cathy Renton – Rebecca McKinnis
• Davie Renton – Gordon Cooper
• Colleen – Ashley J Russell
• Alison – Rosie Dignan
• Kelly – Yana Harris
• Lizzie – Sophie Hutchinson

TRAINSPOTTING THE MUSICAL creatives

• Book - Irvine Welsh
• Director - Caroline Jay Ranger
• Music and Lyrics - Stephen McGuinness and Irvine Welsh
• Set and Costume Designer - Colin Richmond
• Musical Supervisor, Orchestrator and Music Director - Stuart Morley
• Video Designer - Douglas O’Connell
• Choreographer - Christina Andrea
• Lighting Designer - Ian Scott
• Sound Designer - Rory Madden for Sonalyst
• Associate Director - Denise Ranger