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.
| Sunshine on Leith | |
|---|---|
| Music | The Proclaimers |
| Lyrics | The Proclaimers |
| Book | Stephen Greenhorn |
| Premiere | 2007: Dundee Rep |
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] A production of the musical by Green Room Productions is set to be staged at Wyllyotts Theatre in Potters Bar in May 2022.[5]
References
edit- ^ Fisher, Mark (28 April 2007). "Sunshine on Leith: A Musical". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "Stewart, Goodman, Bourne Take Home TMA Awards". What's On Stage. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "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". Yorkshire Post. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "An amateur production by arrangement with Music Theatre International (Europe): Sunshine On Leith". Green Room Productions. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
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