'One of the best British films ever' is becoming a West End musical

Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting has been turned into a musical for the first time ever (Pictures: PA/ Shutterstock)

One of ‘the greatest British films of all time’ is set to make its West End debut this summer.

Based on the 1993 novel by Irvine Welsh,Trainspotting hit screens three years later.

The black comedy drama,which was directed by Danny Boyle,starred Ewan McGregor,Ewen Bremner,Jonny Lee Miller,Kevin McKidd,Robert Carlyle and Kelly Macdonald.

The film followed a group of heroin addicts in an economically depressed area of Edinburgh and was a critical and commercial success,with many reviews praising the ‘provocative’ story.

A sequel,T2 Trainspotting,was eventually released in 2017.

Now,30 years since the original movie was released,Trainspotting has been turned into a musical.

The 1993 novel was Welsh’s debut (Picture: David Cheskin/ PA Wire)

The author appeared in the 1996 film alongside Robert Carlyle,Jonny Lee Miller and Ewen Bremner (Picture: Noel Gay/ Channel 4/ Kobal/ Shutterstock)

In July,the production of the same name will premiere on London’s West End.

It will star Scottish actor Robbie Scott as Mark Renton,a heroin addict in Edinburgh navigating poverty,friendship and addiction alongside his dysfunctional peers.

The role was originally played by McGregor in the film.

Although Trainspotting has previously been adapted for the stage,this production will mark its world debut as a musical.

‘This musical has a bigger,loudly beating human heart than either the book or the film,’ Welsh said of the new show.

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Trainspotting The Musical will open at London’s Theatre Royal Haymarket on July 15,with tickets available at Trainspottingthemusical.co.uk

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