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Trainspotting the Musical review – forgettable songs make this a bad trip

Theatre Royal Haymarket, London The chopped-up story means this ends up feeling like a weak impersonation of Danny Boyle’s classic film

The Guardian - UK · Jul 22

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

‘It’s got real sass!’ Irvine Welsh chooses new life for Trainspotting as a stage musical

Production based on 1993 novel opens at Theatre Royal Haymarket in London in July, with original songs co-written by the author

The Guardian - UK · Mar 24

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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

Robert Carlyle on Toxic Town, Brexit and playing Begbie again

The acting legend talks Trainspotting spinoffs, fame and starring in the new Netflix drama Toxic Town

Evening Standard · Feb 27, 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

‘I won’t be getting my kit off again’: The Full Monty’s Robert Carlyle on the role of a lifetime

Robert Carlyle’s life has been defined by two remarkable characters: the explosively violent Begbie, and Gaz in The Full Monty. Here, he talks about his Glasgow childhood, Britpop hedonism – and playing the PM…

The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2023

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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

Woman who spent £3,500 to scatter hamster's ashes in Hawaii gets new travel-loving pet

Lisa Murray-Lang appeared on This Morning to pay her respects to her late hamster Spud, but to also debut her new Pal Begbie, who won the Phil and Holly over with his cuteness

Daily Mirror · Mar 24, 2023

Roy Keane's moustache sparks frenzy on social media during FA Cup clash on ITV

The Irish pundit is compared to Des Lynam, Begbie and even Tiger King as his lip foliage grabs all the attention from Manchester United's televised FA Cup clash with Everton

Wales Online · Jan 7, 2023

The Bill: The Scottish actors who started careers in ITV show as it returns after 12 years

There are some familiar faces in old episodes of The Bill, as ITV reports to have revitalised the popular drama programme, 12 years after it was axed from our screens.

Edinburgh Live · May 19, 2022

T2 Trainspotting five years on - where are they now?

The sequel to Trainspotting came out in 2017 reuniting Renton, Sick Boy, Begbie, and Spud, while welcoming some new characters.

Edinburgh Live · Jan 21, 2022

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