Trainspotting The Musical to embark on tour

A tour has been announced for Trainspotting The Musical, which will receive its world premiere in the West End later this year.

The musical follows the beloved characters of Renton, Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud, Tommy and Kelly, following their story three decades after the release of the 1996 film adaptation, which starred Ewan McGregor and became the highest-grossing UK film of that year. The film went on to receive a BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay and was later ranked in the British Film Institute list of the 100 greatest British films of the 20th century.

The production is presented by Phil McIntyre Live and is written by Irvine Welsh, based on his novel. It is directed and developed by Caroline Jay Ranger, with music and lyrics by Welsh and Stephen McGuinness. The score includes tracks associated with the original film alongside new material written for the stage.

Also on the creative team are 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.

Trainspotting the Musical will open at the Theatre Royal Haymarket on Wednesday 15 July 2026, and cast has been revealed.

After that, the tour will open at Edinburgh Playhouse from 19 to 24 October, before visiting Sheffield City Hall (26 to 31 October), Manchester Palace Theatre (2 to 7 November), York Opera House (9 to 14 November), Hull New Theatre (16 to 21 November), Ipswich Regent Theatre (23 to 28 November), Birmingham Alexandra Theatre (30 November to 5 December), Leeds Grand Theatre (7 to 12 December), and Blackpool Opera House (14 to 19 December).

In 2027, the tour will launch at Stoke Regent Theatre from 4 to 9 January before moving on to His Majesty’s Theatre in Aberdeen (11 to 16 January), Nottingham Theatre Royal (18 to 23 January), Wales Millennium Centre (25 to 30 January), Cliffs Pavillion in Southend (1 to 6 February), Bradford Live (8 to 13 February), Oxford New Theatre (15 to 20 February), Sunderland Empire Theatre (22 to 27 February), Alhambra Theatre in Dunfermline (1 to 6 March), Brighton Dome (8 to 13 March), Glasgow Theatre Royal (15 to 20 March), and Edinburgh Playhouse (22 to 27 March).