By Lynne Watson RENT is described as 'a landmark rock opera, and a raw and riveting milestone in musical theatre' and is CTC's latest production following their successful run of Grease at Loughborough's Town Hall. Loosely based on Puccini's opera La Boheme, Rent is set in New York's gritty East Village and tells the story … Continue reading RENT Review: Loughborough Echo

Rent has finished here in Loughborough and once again CTC are proving that they are a very talented and professional company. Rent is a rock musical with music, lyrics, and book by Jonathan Larson and is very loosely based on Puccini's opera La Bohème. It tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists … Continue reading RENT Review: Theatre Online

Set in the East Village of New York City, Rent is about falling in love, finding your voice and living for today. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, “Rent” has become a pop cultural phenomenon. With songs that rock and a story that audiences of all ages … Continue reading RENT Review: Kev Castle

When Rent first got established Off Broadway it was hailed as something radical and fresh, an ‘exhilarating landmark rock opera’, something that had appeal for younger and less affluent audiences who could see characters like themselves represented on stage. Jonathan Larson’s musical is generally described as being a modern edgy take on Italian composer Giacomo Puccini’s 1896 … Continue reading RENT Review: East Midlands Theatre

It's no secret that RENT is my favourite musical of all time. I have listened to the 1996 Soundtrack since my college days and it continues to pull at my heartstrings with its emotive account of Bohemian life in East Village, New York around 1989-1990.  Jonathan Larson's much-loved musical is a passionate rock musical loosely based on … Continue reading RENT Review: Carpe Diem Emmie