Trainspotting Musical Faces Woke Nonsense Trigger Warning

The musical adaption of iconic movie Trainspotting, about heroin addicts, has reportedly been slapped with a bizarre trigger warning telling audiences the show features drug use. 

Based on his 1993 novel by , the film, which made stars of and Kelly Macdonald as well its director , will open at London's Theatre Royal Haymarket in July.

Welsh, who adapted his own novel for the stage, previously said that the theme of addiction could not be more timely with so many people compulsion for social media and doom scrolling.

He also hit back at suggestions that the movie's themes were too dark and distressing to be made into a musical.

However despite this its been reported that audiences will be warned about the show featuring drugs, swearing and 'adult references'.

One fan fumed: 'What utter nonsense. What next? A warning that A  Carol features Christmas references?'.

According to The Sun the warning reads: “Please be aware this performance contains scenes and depictions of drug taking and death'

Daily Mail have contacted Theatre Royal Haymarket for comment.  

The new West End musical has been written by Welsh, adapted from his best-selling debut novel, and directed and developed by Caroline Jay Ranger. 

Cult heroes of British youth culture Renton, Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud, Tommy and Kelly, are back alongside an ensemble cast and a live band. 

Renton (played in the film by McGregor) will be played on stage by 26-year-old Scottish actor Robbie Scott, making his West End debut, with further casting announced soon. 

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.'

One of the film's most infamous scenes saw Ewan's character Mark Renton crawl into 'Scotland's dirtiest toilet' to recover drugs, which the writer said will feature in the musical adaption at London's Haymarket Theatre. 

The actor, then 24, met Scottish drug addicts to prepare for the role and even had to tunnel his way through the public toilet and burst out from the basin, filled with chocolate rather than faeces for the now legendary scene. 

Teasing how the moment will be achieved on stage, Welsh said: 'We'll be using lots of film stuff you'll see an interesting multimedia approach'. 

'I'm not gonna say there's gonna be a lot of s**t flying around the theatre, but maybe there will be'.

'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.' 

Trainspotting was Boyle's first major hit following 1994's Shallow Grave, and helped catapult Ewan McGregor to stardom.

Despite falling out with the director over his decision to cast Leonardo Di Caprio in his 2000 film The Beach, the pair reconciled for the sequel. 

The Academy Award-nominated screenplay by John Hodge followed the group of heroin addicts around Edinburgh through urban poverty and squalor.

The novel was longlisted for the 1993 Booker Prize, reportedly not making it any further because its content offended two judges.

The film made £12 million in the UK and £46.79 million internationally despite only costing £1.6 million to make.

Filming was so low-budget most scenes were done in one take and the cast and crew worked out of an abandoned cigarette warehouse in Glasgow.