Sunshine on Leith (musical)

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Sunshine on Leith
Music The Proclaimers
Lyrics The Proclaimers
Book Stephen Greenhorn
Premiere2007 (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]

References

  1. ↑ Fisher, Mark (28 April 2007). "Sunshine on Leith: A Musical". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Stewart, Goodman, Bourne Take Home TMA Awards". WhatsOnStage.com. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "Sunshine on Leith". TIFF. Archived from the original on 16 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "James Brining on the biggest overhaul in the history of the West Yorkshire Playhouse". The Yorkshire Post. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2020.


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