‘Trainspotting: The Musical’ UK tour cancelled due to low ticket sales
“The current economic climate has resulted in lower than expected ticket sales”
An upcoming UK tour for the Trainspotting musical has been cancelled due to low ticket sales.
The Irvine Welsh-penned show, which launched in the West End this year and celebrates 30 years of the iconic Danny Boyle film, was set to head around the UK following its London run.
Now, it’s been revealed that performances in Glasgow, Aberdeen, Manchester, Sheffield and more have been cancelled, with low ticket sales cited as the reason.
As reported by Edinburgh Live, director and cast member Kieran Brown said in a since-deleted post: “The UK tour has sadly been cancelled – just not selling unfortunately for us. If Edinburgh of all places is stuck on 19 per cent sales – you know you’re f***ed..!”.
The show then added in an official statement: “The forthcoming UK tour of Trainspotting The Musical, which was due to begin on 19 October, has been cancelled.
“We are very grateful to our cast, crew and creative team for their dedication to the production, but the current economic climate has resulted in lower than expected ticket sales. Ticketholders will be contacted by their point of purchase with full refund details. We apologise for any inconvenience and disappointment this may cause.”
Upon the musical’s announcement, Welsh said: “This musical has a bigger, loudly beating human heart than either the book or the film. The various stage adaptations of ‘Trainspotting’ have become acclaimed and moving theatrical experiences and the soundtrack to the movie is obviously iconic. So it made sense to put the music and words together to create an explosive, provocative and entertaining show.
“People need to think about the world we’re living in, and we offer that inspection, but they also really need to sing their hearts out and laugh their heads off — it’s what being human is all about — and they’ll be well served with this too.”