Rent

A riveting celebration of friendship, community, creativity and otherness. Exploring the lives and loves of a group of struggling artists in New York City, this complex but uplifting show reminds us to 'measure our lives in love' .

Image: Stockwell Playhouse

Overview

Genre: Musical

Venue: Stockwell Playhouse

Started: Wednesday 21 August 2019

Closed: Saturday 24 August 2019

Running time:To be confirmed

Age suitability: Not available

Background

Following their sell-out run of In the Heights in 2018, RicNic London return to the Stockwell Playhouse this summer with Jonathon Larson's legendary rock musical Rent.

About RicNic: RicNic is a charity that endeavours to create outstanding theatre with a team and cast comprised of 16 - 21 year-old performers from a diverse array of backgrounds; colliding all worlds in an effort to promote accessibility in the arts and the transformative power of performance.

Each year they provide this amazing experience to budding performers, production team members, musicians and technicians from far and wide.

RicNic participants have the best summer of their lives proving what remarkable things they can achieve, and developing leadership, teamwork and valuable professional skills at the same time.

Best of all, it doesn't cost a penny: RicNic projects don't have any compulsory participation fees.

Talent and passion are what counts.

Synopsis

Drawing inspiration from the Puccini opera La Boheme, Rent is a riveting celebration of friendship, community, creativity and otherness.

Exploring the lives and loves of a group of struggling artists in New York City, this complex but uplifting show reminds us to 'measure our lives in love' and live each day to the fullest.

Packed full of much-loved songs, from the extraordinary 'Seasons of Love' to 'Take Me or Leave Me' and 'La Vie Boheme', Rent is a moving, memorable masterpiece that will be brought to life as never before by RicNic London this summer.