What's OnTrainspotting - The Musical
Thirty years on from the film that changed everything, TRAINSPOTTING: THE MUSICAL storms the Theatre Royal Haymarket stage.
- Dates 17/07/2026 - 05/09/2026
- Location Theatre Royal Haymarket, Haymarket, London, UK
- Price ££
Thirty years on from the film that changed everything, TRAINSPOTTING: THE MUSICAL storms the stage. Written by Irvine Welsh with Music & Lyrics by Stephen McGuinness & Irvine Welsh and Directed & Developed by Caroline Jay Ranger, 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.
Newton to Shakespeare
In 1849, whilst in London, Karl Marx lived in the German Hotel, which is now Leicester House.