Bodytonicmusic.com, July 28th, 2008

'ECSTASY HITS THE STAGE'
by DAVEB

Irvine Welsh’s book “Ecstasy- Three Tales of Chemical Romance is set to hit the stage in Edinburgh as part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

The novel was crowned by The Face magazine as “the poet laureate of the chemical generation”. The main story of the book, “Undefeated” centres around the relationship between Lloyd and Heather and the different effect drugs have on their lives. It is a story that has proved to transition well onto the stage as first reviews of the show claim that the play has done the book justice.

Maddy Lewis who plays Heather in the performance says, 'Ecstasy is Irvine Welsh's twist on the classic love story and I am thrilled to stage it in Edinburgh, the city which it is set in.'

“Ecstasy” follows on from Welsh’s groundbreaking novel and subsequent film Trainspotting which is now a permanent fixture in pop culture history with a prequel to the novel due to be published in 2009.

The play which has been adapted by Keith Wyatt will run at Baby Belly venues from 31st July until 12th August.

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