Arts and culture film and tv leith pub recreated in clydebank for trainspotting 2 its the fictional leith pub run by the infamous sick boy, where petty crooks rub shoulders with drug dealers and. A fantastic, fun and poignant nights entertainment, sunshine on leith follows the highs and lows of ally and dave as they return home from the army. Sunshine on leith has enjoyed some positive critical reception. Walk five hundred miles, the filming of sunshine on leith in edinburgh duration. Sunshine on leith, a film based around proclaimers songs, will give you tingles of happiness. Award winning play sunshine on leith is set to wow audiences in glasgow all over again as the musical returns to the kings theatre in a brandnew production by acclaimed writer stephen. And what is being filmed today is the colourful, widescreen finale that the. Sunshine on leith map showcases the edinburgh locations. Image caption sunshine on leith stars peter mullan as rab. Sunshine on leith film locations this is edinburgh. Written by stephen greenhorn with music by the proclaimers directed by james brining. Sunshine on leith is a jubilant, heartfelt feelgood movie musical featuring the songs of the proclaimers.
As you can imagine, most of the film locations in sunshine on leith are filmed in edinburgh, mainly leith. All information whether in text or photographs is given in good faith but should not be relied upon as being a statement of representation or fact. It was screened in the special presentation section at the 20 toronto international film festival. Find all the transport options for your trip from leith to glasgow right here. New musical sunshine on leith could boost edinburgh.
New musical sunshine on leith could boost edinburgh location filming. Both i wont lie, three of the sunshine on leith filming locations are in glasgow. Families, friendships and life are not plain sailing in this funny and moving story about love and life. Sunshine on leith, which was being screened for the first time anywhere outside north america, was shown less than a week before the bigscreen adaptation of irvine welshs novel filth gets a. Sunshine on leith is a 20 scottish romantic musical film directed by dexter fletcher. For proclaimers fans, its absolutely going to hit the button, even if much of it was, the edinburgh evening news has worryingly disclosed, filmed. Glasgow university sunshine on leith music by the proclaimers edinburgh. The movie version of sunshine on leith is being shot in glasgow rather than edinburgh. Leith to glasgow 4 ways to travel via train, bus, taxi. Peter mullan in sunshine on leith see where various scenes from the film were shot, including north bridge, grassmarket and calton hill sunshine on leith, the new musical inspired by the songs of. It is an adaptation of the stage musical of the same name, a jukebox. A scene from sunshine on leith was being filmed on the mound.
A few days ago i posted here about the picture postcard moments of sunshine on leith. Its over and done with is filmed in glasgow s griffin bar and lets get married is also filmed in glasgow in the saracens head, a traditional celtic supporters bar close to celtic park. Steven miller and pauljames corrigan have been announced as the main leads in the proclaimers musical, sunshine on leith, touring to the kings in may. Leith pub recreated in clydebank for trainspotting 2 the. Sunshine on leith singalong tribute to nhs workers. Sunshine on leith, a new film featuring the music of scottish band the proclaimers, has. Sunshine on leith kings theatre glasgow atg tickets. Were in southampton this week at the mayflower so make sure you come and see us if youre in the area. We will be at the grand opera house in belfast from tuesday 5 october dont miss it. It tells the story of two young scottish soldiers who return. Sunshine on leith is a warmhearted crowdpleaser of a movie. Scene from the new movie based on proclaimers songs called sunshine on leith. Rome2rio is a doortodoor travel information and booking engine, helping you get to and from any location in the world. Mound, edinburgh uni quad, market street stone of destiny arbroath abbey, angus.
With sunshine on leith set to represent edinburgh through the music of the citys most famous twins, the proclaimers, makers of the movie have designed a map to point out key moments in the film around town. Based on a stage production and featuring music from the proclaimers, the film tells the story of two soldiers adapting to life back in the scottish capital after returning from afghanistan. Families, relationships and life in leith are not all plainsailing in this exceptional love story about everyday life in scotland. The songs of the proclaimers feature heavily in the musical, first staged at dundee rep and whose subsequent popularity has extended to a film version. Residents of the banana flats in edinburgh showed solidarity with nhs workers on the frontline in the fight against coronavirus by belting out the classic anthem sunshine on leith. Sunshine on leith uses more glasgow locations than many films including those actually set in the city and other places we see include the griffin on bath street, just across from the kings theatre which was one of the first venues to host the stage version of the musical and saracen s head on gallowgate pubs, and woodside hall which doubles as leith dockers social club. The art gallery scenes were filmed at the kelvingrove art gallery in glasgow.
Set and filmed in edinburgh, locations include leith, constitution street, bernard street, mound, grassmarket, shore, calton hill, north bridge, hanover st, royal mile. Rome2rio makes travelling from leith to glasgow easy. Oh, and its a musical film based on the gloriously scottish and upbeat 1980s band the proclaimers. The production filmed in glasgow in late 2012 and is on general release october 4th 20. Glasgow arguably has scotlands highest profile as an international filming location, partly because its grid street system makes it an easy double. Featuring an entirely british cast and crew, sunshine on leith was filmed in and around both edinburgh and glasgow, so youll be watching the best home grown actors play out the story in countless recognisable locations in whats set to become an instant classic. The film version of sunshine on leith, originally a stage musical, will be mostly filmed in glasgow, even though most of the story takes place in the edinburgh docks area. Glasgow win lead in movie over edinburgh deadline news. Sunshine on leith, which tells of the trials and tribulations of two young squaddies on their return to edinburgh, is being made by glasgowbased. Glasgow to leith 4 ways to travel via train, bus, taxi. But once again edinburgh isnt all that it seems, as glasgow stood in for the capital in filming of a number of scenes. Rome2rio makes travelling from glasgow to leith easy. Scotlands original independent cinema is the home for film and film lovers in glasgow. Sunshine on leith is a musical packed with songs from the the proclaimers.
Filth is a coproduction but sunshine on leith is the product of a scottishbased company black camel and dna films, the londonbased company coowned by the scottish producer andrew mcdonald. Check out billys tour blog video here, hell take you backstage of the set filmed at his majestys theatre, aberdeen. Well, more accurately, the title first belonged to a proclaimers album from 1988. The essential scottish musical returns to the kings for the first time since 2010 in a brandnew production. Glasgow film office is not responsible for the content of external sites. Filth also released in 20 turns that image of edinburgh on its head, all thanks to the mind of irvine welsh from whose book the movie was adapted. Sunshine on leith started life as a stage production. And as always, ive tried my hardest to find every single filming location in the movie and ive found most.
The story featuring some of the proclaimers greatest hits focuses on two soldiers returning to the. Sunshine on leith is a positive and joyful way to spend an evening. Sunshine on leith filming locations in edinburgh almost. Walk five hundred miles, the filming of sunshine on leith. Filming for proclaimers musical sunshine on leith underway. Tuneful and committed, allegros production of sunshine on leith at the church hill is almost torpedoed by some peculiar staging choices. Set and filmed in edinburgh, locations include leith, constitution street, bernard street, mound, grassmarket, shore, calton hill, north bridge, hanover st, royal. Walk five hundred miles, the filming of sunshine on leith in. Find all the transport options for your trip from glasgow to leith right here.
The film was shot in edinburgh and glasgow and supported by creative scotland and the british film institute. Smash hit proclaimers musical sunshine on leith returns. New musical sunshine on leith could boost edinburgh location filming new musical feature sunshine on leith could help boost location filming in edinburgh. Glasgows gonna be a sunshine on leith success glasgow times. The proclaimers have reignited the rivalry between scotlands biggest cities after it emerged much of the filming of a movie based on their music will be shot in glasgow.
The show opens in leeds west yorkshire playhouse in april and plays edinburgh 22 26 may 2018 before touring to aberdeen, coventry, dundee, glasgow and inverness see listings below. Then, in 2005, screenwriter stephen greenhorn was looking for a scottish musical he could develop with his friend james brining, artistic director of the dundee repertory theatre. Planning to visit royal yacht and possibly scottish museum. About sunshine on leith follow the highs and lows of ally and his friend davy as they return home to leith from the army. Neither of the main pub scenes in the movie were filmed in either edinburgh or leith. Sunshine on leith is having a great time in glasgow and really looking to performing the show in northern ireland for the first time ever next week. Its a pity i filmed this from the back of the mound as on the. And they do it all while singing to the euphoric music of the proclaimers. Sunshine on leith filming locations in edinburgh almost ginger. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. While we take every opportunity to ensure the details for sunshine on leith are accurate, we always advise that you contact the event organiser before setting out for the event to avoid disapointment.
It is an adaptation of the stage musical of the same name, a jukebox musical featuring songs by the proclaimers. Sunshine on leith dexter fletchers film about life, love and home, was taken from the hit stage play and features music by the proclaimers. I have a one night stay on 25 may with my daughter 12. This is the set of sunshine on leith, the film adapted from the highly successful musical of the proclaimers songs. Sunshine on leith runs at the kings theatre, glasgow until june 23rd. Sunshine on leith is an enjoyable, exuberant film musical that is based on the songs of the proclaimers. See more ideas about edinburgh, film and sunshine on leith. Footage filmed from the borough restaurant showed people singing on their balconies a scene that has become familiar in countries across europe that have. Fletcher told film edinburgh that sunshine on leith is a love song to edinburgh. I have till 2 pm on 2nd day and will arrive about 1 pm first day. The flying boat scenes were shot around the cuillin and loch coruisk also on skye starting over 2009 edinburgh. Sunshine on leith at kings theatre glasgow, glasgow city. Its over and done with is filmed in glasgows griffin bar and lets get married is also filmed in glasgow in the saracens head, a traditional celtic supporters bar close to celtic park. Based on the stage musical of the same name, itself named after the proclaimers smashhit album, it takes the popfolk duos most famous tunes and transforms them into a spirited confection of romance and strife on the cobbled streets of edinburgh.
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