Trainspotting: The Musical continues at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, London until 5 September 2026. Star rating: two stars ★ ★ ✩ ✩ ✩ Like the final act of theft, Trainspotting feels like an unsatisfying cash grab that leaves everyone feeling robbed.
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Trainspotting musical to follow West End run with tour
The eagerly anticipated musical version of Irvine Welsh’s bestselling novel Trainspotting will follow its world premiere season at London’s Theatre Royal Haymarket this summer by embarking on a UK tour in the autumn.
Creatives – Edinburgh Festival Fringe – Pleasance Courtyard
Creatives continues at Pleasance Courtyard until 28 August (not 15, 22). Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Transferring from Chicago Theatre Workshop, this self-styled pop opera delivers with panache. The intimacy of the opening number where we see Luis Perez (Omar Baroud) composing with his guitar is immediately contrasted with a full production […]
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017 – top ten musical theatre tips
Musical Theatre Review contributor Fiona Orr offers her Top Ten Musical Theatre Tips for this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe… Tom and Bunny Save the World (Fat Rascal Theatre) A show promising ‘serious political content’ alongside zombies and how pints are cheaper in Yorkshire must be worthy of consideration. ‘Whilst at its heart a comedy, Tom and […]
