The production will run at the Theatre Royal Haymarket from the 15th July.
It has been announced that 30 years on from the cult classic film, the world stage premiere of Trainspotting will head to London this summer.
Written by Irvine Welsh (adapted from his best-selling debut novel) and directed and developed by Caroline Jay Ranger, tickets for the show are on sale now.
Released in 1996, Trainspotting and became the biggest grossing UK film of the year taking over $76 million worldwide and won a number of awards including a BAFTA for Best Screenplay. Now three decades on, Renton, Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud, Tommy and Kelly, are back alongside an ensemble cast and a live band. Renton (played in the film by Ewan McGregor) will be played on stage by Robbie Scott, making his West End
debut. Further casting will be announced soon.
Featuring music and lyrics by Welsh and Stephen McGuinness, this stage adaptation of the story will include tracks known from the film as well as new material written for the stage.
Irvine Welsh said: “This musical has a bigger, loudly beating human heart than either the
book or the film. The various stage adaptations of Trainspotting have become acclaimed and moving theatrical experiences and the soundtrack to the movie is obviously iconic. So it made sense to put the music and words together to create an explosive, provocative and entertaining show. People need to think about the world we’re living in, and we offer that inspection, but they also really need to sing their hearts out and laugh their heads off – it’s what being human is all about – and they’ll be well served with this too.”
Meanwhile, the creative team behind the production is set to include: 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 and casting director Anne Vosser.