Rent: The Musical

The cast of RENT arranged on the stage watching another cast member singing downstage left.

Saturday 07 March 2026 | 07:30 PM

Nerang

Set in the East Village of New York City, Rent is about falling in love, finding your voice and living for today.

Javeenbah Theatre presents: Rent

Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Rent has become a pop cultural phenomenon, with songs that rock and a story that resonates with audiences of all ages.

Based loosely on Puccini's La Boheme, Jonathan Larson's Rent follows a year in the life of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York's Lower East Side, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. The physical and emotional complications of the disease pervade the lives of Roger, Mimi, Tom and Angel. Maureen deals with her chronic infidelity through performance art; her partner, Joanne, wonders if their relationship is worth the trouble. Benny has sold out his Bohemian ideals in exchange for a hefty income and is on the outs with his former friends. Mark, an aspiring filmmaker, feels like an outsider to life in general. How these young bohemians negotiate their dreams, loves and conflicts provides the narrative thread to this groundbreaking musical.

Rating: 16+ Contains references to death and drugs, mature themes, coarse language.

Special dates

14 March, 2:00pm – Sing-along performance
14 March, 7:30pm – AUSLAN Interpreted

Creatives

Directed by Kaela Gray
Music direction by Rachel Love
Books, music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson

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