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Description: Milton Keynes Theatre, 500 Marlborough Gate, Milton Keynes, MK9 3NZ, +44 (1908) 606 100

Newest Review: ... with her 'smelly cat' style musical numbers! FRIENDS TILL THE END ===================== Four of the key characters in Rent are HIV positive. But if you are thinking that this hit musical could be one of the most depressing things you have ever seen on stage- you will happily be proved wrong. Although the subject itself is heart-breaking, the delivery contains the right amount of ... more

... humour, pathos and poiganancy to make the bitter pills that life throws at these characters far easier to swallow. THE SONGS ========== Much of the humour in Rent comes from the songs. Larson has created a musical where tragedy looms at every turn but ...more

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Rent: Seasons Of Love (1503 words)
by - written on 03/12/01
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Rent is getting ready to open at the Prince Of Wales Theatre in the West End after embarking on a sell out nationwide tour. Many have said that Rent is a milestone in musical theatre and it is still playing to packed audiences on Broadway. But can it offer you a break from "Behind You" style panto antics and LLoyd Webber's domination of the West End theatres? "WE'RE NOT GONNA PAY LAST YEAR'S RENT" WHAT'S RENT ABOUT? ================== Writer Jonathan Larson wrote Rent when he was 29 years old. His aim was to write a musical on a huge scale but at the same time bring something to the stage that ... Read the complete review

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