La Vie Boheme!

It’s the dawn of the 1990s, New York City’s East Village is home to an ever diminishing bohemian community. Artists are being forced from their identities and disease divides loved ones from their lives. Amongst this, a year in the life of friends - five hundred, twenty five thousand, six hundred minutes – gloriously and unapologetically unfolds.

Jonathan Larsons rock opera RENT opened Off-Broadway in 1996 and became a global phenomenon. The show would earn Larson multiple Tony Awards along with a Pulitzer Prize for Drama – a distinction not received by a music theatre work for another 14 years. Though Larson himself would never see the impact of his masterwork - passing suddenly in the early hours of the very day the show would open to the public – its longevity serves as a testament to the emotional resonance of Larson’s creation and his resounding message – “No day but today”.

From the 25th of November RENT takes squatter’s rights on Red Door Theatre at Nelson Musical Theatre and presents a production in the spirit of those small beginnings. A production celebrating inclusivity and dedicated to the artists, the dreamers and the misfits. Join us for one life changing year, one joyous celebration of life , one astonishing masterpiece – RENT.

No day but today!