Three decades after the release of Danny Boyle's famous film adaptation of Irvine Welsh's seminal novel, Trainspotting now has its musical adaptation, receiving its world premiere in London's West End. Written by Welsh himself and directed by Caroline Jay Ranger (Fawlty Towers - The Play), music and lyrics are written by musician Stephen McGuinness and Welsh, while protagonist Mark Renton will be played by West End debutant Robbie Scott, with further casting details to be announced. The BAFTA-winning 1996 film is seen as one of the cultural touchstones of the era, listed in the BFI's 100 greatest films of the century, and with the novel's original writer behind this adaptation, expect a stage musical just as tragic and strangely life-affirming....

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