More than two decades after the original stage play of Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting was performed at Citizens Theatre in 1994, Harry Gibson’s theatrical adaptation returned on Friday. Directed by main stage director-in-residence Gareth Nicholls, this incarnation of what is arguably Scotland’s biggest cult followed story burst onto the stage with a fresh look and updated … [Read more...] about Review: Trainspotting at Citizen Theatre
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Preview: Trainspotting at Citizens Theatre
With the highly anticipated release of Trainspotting 2, expected to arrive at cinemas in February 2017, Glasgow’s Citizens Theatre is revisiting the original Trainspotting stage production, adapted from Irvine Welsh’s 1993 novel. Twenty two years after the first theatrical production of the story that defined Scotland's 80s heroin epidemic for the 90s pre-New Labour … [Read more...] about Preview: Trainspotting at Citizens Theatre
Confirmed: Trainspotting 2 will film in Glasgow
Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh has told Glasgowist that the sequel to the greatest Scottish movie of all time will film in Glasgow, alongside locations in Edinburgh and Bathgate. Danny Boyle returns to direct Trainspotting 2, the follow up to his 1996 smash hit movie and we now know it will feature scenes shot in Glasgow. We were curious whether the crew would … [Read more...] about Confirmed: Trainspotting 2 will film in Glasgow