19th – 23rd September 2023
La Vie Boheme! Jonathan Larson’s iconic Pulitzer Prize-winning musical that shaped a generation of audiences and taught us all to measure our life in love.
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 resonates with audiences of all ages.
Based loosely on Puccini’s La Boheme, Jonathan Larson’s Rent follows a year in the life of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York’s Lower East Side. How these young bohemians negotiate their dreams, loves, and conflicts provides the narrative thread to this groundbreaking musical. Containing life-affirming songs, such as the beloved “Seasons of Love”, this is theatre at its best – exuberant, passionate, and joyous.
Creative Team
| Creative | Name |
|---|---|
| Director | Charlotte Walker |
| Musical Director | Leanne Evans-Dix |
| Choreographer | Ruth Platt |
| Assistant Musical Director | Paul Tickner |
| Dance Captains | Christina Elsom, Ella Doyle |
| Rehearsal Accompanist | Daniel Looseley |
| Stage Manager | Louise Sampson |
| Set Managers | Rob Williams, Debora Ballatori |
| Lighting Managers | Stephen Williams, Gary Rabbitt |
| Lighting Assistants | Bethan Burrows, Taylor Furniss |
| Sound Manager | Nat Casey (NC Hires Ltd) |
| Sound Assistant | Emma Greedus |
| Deputy Stage Manager | Sam Fisher |
| Stage Crew | Eleanor Bassett, Clive Bolton, Robert Phillips, Andy Harding, Tracyann Johnson, Claire Nisbet, Rhian Boccius, Paul Prebble, Dominic Cairns, Chris Boorman |
| Stage set supplied by | Scenery Solutions |
| Additional scenic items created by | Robert Phillips, Clive Bolton, Eleanor Bassett |
| Stage videograpy | Alice Ryland |
| Costume Manager | Tim Canfield |
| Costume changes | Karen Grover |
| Costumes supplied by | CODY Musical Theatre Company |
| Wigs supplied by | CODY Musical Theatre Company |
| Properties Manager | Katie Bourne |
| Properties Assistant | Paula Nettleton |
| Make-up Manager | Victoria Taylor |
| Make-up Team | Alison Bedford, Kimberley Nichols |
| Front of House Manager | Tony Siddall |
| Front of House Helpers | Caroline Ebsworth, Christina Emery, Teresa McBride, Katie Mollon, Tony Randall, Lucy Sumners, Lisa Ward |
| Stage Door | Peter Taylor |
| Rehearsal teas | Peter Taylor |
| Publicity Manager | Devin Möller |
| Photography | John Sherringham |
| Publicity videography | Cate Hooper (VideoGig Ltd) |
| Website, programme and artwork | Tim Canfield |
| The Orchestra | |
| Keyboard 1 | Daniel Looseley |
| Guitar 1 | Ed Adams |
| Keyboard 2 / Guitar 2 | Daniel Bilby |
| Bass Guitar | Jonathan Williams |
| Drums | Dave Lambert |
Cast List
| Character | Name |
|---|---|
| Mark Cohen | Dale Barrell |
| Roger Davis | Chris Southgate |
| Mimi Márquez | Fiona Moon |
| Tom Collins | Devin Möller |
| Angel Dumont Schunard | Dan Wigmore |
| Maureen Johnson | April Sullivan |
| Joanne Jefferson | Sabrina Hinchliffe |
| Benjamin "Benny" Coffin III | Tim Spindler |
| The Waiter | Sarah Lucken |
| Mrs. Cohen | Lauren Griffiths |
| Alexi Darling | Zoe Taylor |
| Mr. Jefferson | Ron Walker |
| Mrs. Davis | Laura Gurney |
| Mrs. Jefferson | Siân Tickner |
| Mrs. Marquez | Debora Ballatori |
| Mr. Grey | James Suttle |
| The Man | Dan Goddard |
| Paula (Life Support Group Leader) | Olivia Jasper |
| Life Support Group | Philip Mumford (Gordon), Dan Goddard (Steve), Lily Ebsworth, Christina Elsom, Thomas Galwey, Emily Gregory, Sapphire Heath, Alex Polywka, James Suttle |
| Squeegee Man | Paris Terrett |
| Blanket Woman | Siân Tickner |
| The Pastor | Tim Canfield |
| "Seasons of Love" Soloists | Sarah Lucken (#1), Philip Mumford (#2) |
| Vendors | Ella Doyle (#1), Olivia Jasper (#2) |
| Police Officers | Ian Bennetts, Tim Canfield, James Suttle |
| Dance Captains | Christina Elsom, Ella Doyle |
| "Out Tonight" Dancers | Dianne Guerrero, Lauren Griffiths, Jenna Morshead, Zoe Taylor |
| "Tango Maureen" dancers | Debora Ballatori, Tim Canfield, Lauren Davidson, Christina Elsom, Dan Goddard, Sarah Lucken, Jenna Morshead, James Suttle, Zoe Taylor, Sian Tickner, April Timpson, Paris Terrett, Ella Doyle (swing) |
| "Contact" dancers | Ian Bennetts, Lauren Davidson, Ella Doyle, Christina Elsom, Dan Goddard, Emily Gregory, Lauren Griffiths, Dianne Guerrero, Laura Gurney, Sapphire Heath, Jenna Morshead, Philip Mumford, James Suttle, Paris Terrett |
| Ensemble | Debora Ballatori, Ian Bennetts, Tim Canfield, Lauren Davidson, Ella Doyle, Lily Ebsworth, Christina Elsom, Thomas Galwey, Dan Goddard, Emily Gregory, Lauren Griffiths, Dianne Guerrero, Laura Gurney, Sapphire Heath, Claire Ilett, Olivia Jasper, Sarah Lucken, Jenna Morshead, Philip Mumford, Lisa Nicholson, Alex Polywka, Christine Siddall, Nicky Stephens, Thomas Strachan-jago, James Suttle, Zoe Taylor, Paris Terrett, Siân Tickner, April Timpson, Ron Walker |