Rent opened on Broadway in 1996, the day after the tragic death of its writer Jonathon Larson. Based loosely around Puccini’s opera La Boheme, it focuses on a group of struggling artists living in the Bohemian Lower East Side of New York.

The show follows eight characters over the course of a year. Mark is a film maker living in New York. His performance artist girlfriend Maureen has left him for another woman - lawyer and part time stage manager Joanne - with whom she has a tempestuous relationship. Mark’s guitar playing housemate Roger has become a virtual recluse since discovering that he has AIDS, but when he meets the similarly afflicted Mimi and begins to fall in love, everything could be starting to look up again. However, Mimi’s drug addiction, and dalliances with Roger’s old friend turned yuppie businessman Benny mean that things do not run smoothly. Mark and Roger‘s former housemate, political philosopher Collins, also returns to town where he meets drummer and drag artist Angel. The two fall deeply in love, but with both suffering from AIDS, and Angel’s medication failing, their happiness looks to be short lived.

Mark
Ben Mahns-Mardy

Roger
Paul Farlie

Mimi
Rachel Lissenburg

Collins
Dave Hughes

Angel
Martin Hutchinson

Maureen
Laura Gillham

Joanne
Katy George

Benny
James Sheppard

Seasons of Love Solo
Sarah Kearley, Mike Gawadzyn

The Man
Pat Walsh

Alexi Darling
Michelle Wright

Mrs Cohen
Mandi Bailey

Mr Jefferson
Mike Gawadzyn

Mrs Jefferson
Sarah Chapman

Mrs Davis
Melissa May

Mrs Marquez
Lesley Wright

Support Group

Paul
Pat Walsh

Gordon (June)
Gemma Matthews

Steve (Steph)
Rachel Munn

Pam
Dawn Wood

Ali
Alex Campbell

Sue
Amy Cooper

Pastor
James Barber

Homeless Christmas Bells Singer
Anna Storey

Coffee Vendor
Hannah Pritchard

Coat Vendor
Natacha Cox

Waiter
Jamie Povey

Squeegieman
Simon Elie

Blanket Woman
Gerry Willson