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Trainspotting The Musical: Woefully misconceived

1/5 The latest Trainspotting adaptation at the Theatre Royal Haymarket is a leaden musical that loses all the edgy hedonistic thrills of the book and film

Evening Standard · Jul 22

Men in Love by Irvine Welsh review – the Trainspotting boys grow up

Three decades on from the author’s breakthrough debut, why are we still trapped in the Trainspotting moment?

The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2025

Irvine Welsh to publish new sequel to Trainspotting

Men in Love will pick up the stories of the original crew immediately after the close of the 1993 classic as they become serious in their quest for romance

The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2024

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Trainspotting’s Jonny Lee Miller: ‘If I could make a living being a firefighter, I may well just do that’

The actor who played Sick Boy on his voluntary work in New York and why he’s relieved social media wasn’t around in the 90s

The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2024

Edinburgh author Irvine Welsh shares huge shake-up for Trainspotting characters in new book

Irvine Welsh has given an insight into what's next for the characters of Trainspotting - Renton, Sick Boy, Spud, and Begbie. Speaking on a podcast, he is penning new stories set between his hit 1993 book and its sequel.

Edinburgh Live · Apr 28, 2023

Trainspotting Live review – ferocious drama plunges you into world of Irvine Welsh

An exhilarating production shifts Renton, Sick Boy and pals into the acid house era – and is even more visceral than the book

The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2022

Irvine Welsh’s Porno review – coarse and gutsy Trainspotting sequel

Welsh’s band of unruly misfits reunite – 15 years older – in an intense, dark farce that rushes to a conclusion all too soon

The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2022

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Trainspotting lesser-known stars now from Harry Potter to Lord of the Rings

Trainspotting was a Scottish phenomenon when it was released in 1996, launching the careers of some very familiar faces in showbiz - but what about those who aren't as popular?

Edinburgh Live · Jun 3, 2022

Trainspotting star Jonny Lee Miller morphs convincingly into former Prime Minister John Major for Netflix series The Crown

'Sick Boy' actor Jonny was spotted filming scenes for the historical drama

Manchester Evening News · Feb 15, 2022

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