Sunshine on Leith (musical)

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 (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

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". What's On Stage. 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". Yorkshire Post. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
5. "An amateur production by arrangement with Music Theatre International (Europe): Sunshine On Leith". Green Room Productions. Retrieved 11 February 2022.