RENT – Hope Mill Theatre
After almost three years in the making, a short run in 2020 which became a casualty of COVID-19 and a very successful online run, RENT at Hope Mill is back and it is explosive, imaginative and full of character.
The stage is open with a very minimal set, but it needs no more as the storytelling fills the space and makes the room feel full.
As the cast enter and take their seats around the edge of the stage area, you can feel the buzz and excitement in the room, a full capacity audience ready to soak in the story, the music, the love.
As soon as the song ‘Rent’ began, you could feel the electricity in the room as the whole stage came to life and we were taken on a journey of friendship, love, life and loss.
The cast were visible the whole time, whether on the stage or not and th...
