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Casting announced for Rent at the Phoenix Art Club

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Theatre company The Actory have announced their first full-scale production of a musical, which will be the multi-award-winning and ground-breaking rock musical RENT. The production will run at the Phoenix Arts Club on 20, 21, 27 & 28 April. The Actory is a theatre company that provides a course for professionals who want to keep performing in between contracts. The company consists of both actors who have been in the industry for years and those who are just finishing drama school. The company rehearse every Sunday for 13 weeks and put together a full-scale performance of a musical. The company aims to gives performers the opportunity to … Continue reading Casting announced for Rent at the Phoenix Art Club

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Casting announced for Landmark Theatres Debut Production of RENT

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Cast are announced for Landmark Theatres debut production of Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Rent. The smash hit rock musical will star Alicia Corrales (Six the Musical, UK Tour and West End) as Maureen, Athena Collins (Get Up, Stand Up! West End; Six The Musical, UK Tour & West End) as Joanne, Cameron Bernard Jones (Ain’t Too Proud, Prince Edward Theatre; The Burnt City, Punchdrunk; The Wiz, Hope Mill Theatre) as Collins, Evita Khrime (Flashdance the Musical, Italia Conti) as Mimi, Jack Reitman (Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story, Hope Theatre & Jermyn St Theatre; Waldo’s Circus of Magic & Terror, Bristol Old Vic & UK Tour) as Mark, Kellianna Jay ( Hairspray, RCCL Symphony of the seas;  Tina The Musical, … Continue reading Casting announced for Landmark Theatres Debut Production of RENT

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A day in Manchester: ‘Rent’ at the Hope Mill Theatre

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By Constance Drugeot Picture: Pamela Raith On Saturday 21st of August, I travelled to Manchester to see a production of Rent. As a theatre lover, this is quite a normal day for me. Except that it wasn’t.  Because, on that day, I finally got to see a live production of Rent after discovering it nine years before. Not only that, but Rent was the show that made me fall in love with musical theatre back in 2012, when I was still living in France. It was a quiet and boring summer and, while scrolling endlessly on YouTube, I stumbled upon … Continue reading A day in Manchester: ‘Rent’ at the Hope Mill Theatre