⭐ HOPE MILL THEATRE’S RENT TO BE FILMED & STREAMED ONLINE ⭐
Hope Mill Theatre are delighted to announce that after selling-out the live run of their revival of the classic rock musical RENT in only 48 hours, the production will be filmed and broadcast online to a strictly limited number of viewers.
Captured during a live performance by Umbrella Rooms, the production will then be made available over four weekends during the production’s run, starting from the final two weeks.
William Whelton, Executive Director of Hope Mill Theatre, said:
“One of the hardest challenges we faced as a venue was producing Rent with the current restrictions on our seating capacity as a result of social distancing being in place. The option of operating at 50% capacity during the run was financially completely unviable and meant we stood to have a large financial deficit as an organisation, which at this time we are unable to allow. So being offered the opportunity from the rights holders to make up our lost capacity with the chance for audiences to view an online version of the show is incredible and has allowed us to move forward with staging such an ambitious production during this time. Although it will not be a live stream, we will be filming the show live in its entirety and then working alongside our video team and creatives to beautifully and intimately capture the real essence and heart of our production, so that audiences feel as though they are part of the action. This is a rare opportunity for us and we cannot wait to be able to share our unique and special production with more audiences.”
Online tickets will be available over the following weekends – 27th – 29th November, 4th – 6th December, 11th – 13th December and 18th – 20th December.
Online tickets are available from 10am on Friday 9th October 2020. For more information or to register for priority booking, which will allow you to book 24 hours before general on sale visit www.hopemilltheatre.co.uk
RENT will star Jocasta Almgill (Joanne), Blake Patrick Anderson (Mark), Tom Francis (Roger); Ahmed Hamad (Benny), Dom Hartley-Harris (Collins), Millie O’Connell (Maureen), Maiya Quansah-Breed (Mimi) and Alex Thomas-Smith (Angel).
Completing the cast in featured ensemble roles are Kayla Carter, Allie Daniel, Isaac Hesketh and Bethany Terry.
RENT is a rock musical with music, lyrics, and book by Jonathan Larson and is loosely based on Puccini’s opera La Bohème. It tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists living, loving and working in Manhattan’s East Village, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS.
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