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A great retelling of the classic book and film
The 1990s Leith in Edinburgh was captured well and the story of life for families and young people affected by addiction boldy told. Brought different emotions to the surface through storyline, acting and music - anger, humour, frustration and empathy.
Anthony, 11 Aug 2026
Brilliant Show took be back to 96!
Fabulous cast, great acting/singing!
If you enjoyed the film, this production
wont disappoint! Choose Life! 😊
Juliet, 09 Aug 2026
really vibrant show
definitely different from the movie - it does provide a complete new experience over the Trainspotting soundtrack
Matthieu, 05 Aug 2026
Great acting, shame about the audience!
Obviously very hard to compete with such an iconic film but they got the characters pretty much right and the acting, singing & movement was very good. Unfortunately it was press night and ive never been in an audience so rude & distracting…constantly getting up for drinks and the toilet, talking and at one point someone even filming on their phone. A bloke was mansplaining the story to his partner behind us in a loud voice and the two people in front spent half the show kissing, rummaging in a handbag, fluffing their hair up etc. Ive seen better behaved kids at the theatre.
