Sunshine on Leith (musical)
| Sunshine on Leith | |
|---|---|
| Music | The Proclaimers |
| Lyrics | The Proclaimers |
| Book | Stephen Greenhorn |
| Premiere | 2007: Dundee Rep |
Sunshine on Leith is a stage musical featuring the songs of The Proclaimers and written by Stephen Greenhorn for the Dundee Rep Ensemble and first performed in 2007.[1] The show won the TMA Award for Best Musical that year[2] and has toured several times since.
A film adaptation was completed in 2013, and screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.[3]
The West Yorkshire Playhouse staged a new production in 2018, directed by James Brining.[4] Various productions of the musical have been staged at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe as recently as 2026.
References
- ↑ Fisher, Mark (28 April 2007). "Sunshine on Leith: A Musical". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ↑ "Stewart, Goodman, Bourne Take Home TMA Awards". WhatsOnStage.com. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Sunshine on Leith". TIFF. Archived from the original on 16 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ↑ "James Brining on the biggest overhaul in the history of the West Yorkshire Playhouse". The Yorkshire Post. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2020.