The world premiere manufacturing of Trainspotting The Musical won’t embark on a tour after its London run at Theatre Royal Haymarket.
The present is offered by Phil McIntyre Live and is written by Irvine Welsh, primarily based on his novel. It is directed and developed by Caroline Jay Ranger, with music and lyrics by Welsh and Stephen McGuinness. The rating consists of tracks related to the unique movie alongside new materials written for the stage.
The musical follows the beloved characters of Renton, Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud, Tommy and Kelly, following their story three many years after the discharge of the 1996 movie adaptation, which starred Ewan McGregor and have become the highest-grossing UK movie of that yr. The movie went on to obtain a BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay and was later ranked within the British Film Institute listing of the 100 biggest British movies of the twentieth century.
Tour cease pages have been removed from scheduled venues, with the tour particulars additionally faraway from the official web site. Ticket holders have been contacted by their level of buy. Multiple solid members set to look within the tour have additionally confirmed on social media that they’re now not contracted for the tour window.
Performer and resident director Keiran Brown shared on Facebook: “The UK tour has sadly been cancelled – just not selling unfortunately for us. If Edinburgh of all places is stuck on 19 per cent sales – you know you’re f***ed..!”
The West End run continues till 5 September.
