Further venues announced for RENT tour; final casting confirmed

Further dates and venues have been announced for the upcoming UK tour of Rent. 

With rehearsals starting today (12th September), the tour opens at Theatr Clwyd on 21st October 2016 before transferring to London for a limited run at the St James Theatre between 8th December  2016 and 28th January 2017.

The cast includes Ross Hunter as Roger Davis, Billy Cullum as Mark Cohen, Ryan O’Gorman as Tom Collins, Shanay Holmes as Joanne Jefferson, Layton Williams as Angel Schunard, Philippa Stefani as Mimi Marquez and Lucie Jones as Maureen Johnson. 

The cast will also include Kevin Yates, Jordan Laviniere, Christina Modestou, Bobbie Little, Jenny O’Leary and Katie Bradley. Completing the cast are Javar La’trial Parker as Benjamin Coffin III and Joshua Dever. Jonathan Larson’s musical will be directed by Bruce Guthrie.

Tour Dates

21 October to 12 November 2016

Theatr Clwyd

15-19 November 2016

His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen 

22-26 November 2016

Malvern Festival Theatre, Malvern 

29 November to 3 December 2016

Wycombe Swan, High Wycombe 

8 December 2016 to 28 January 2017

St. James Theatre, London 

31 January to 4 February 2017

Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne 

6-11 February 2017

Churchill Theatre, Bromley

14-18 February 2017

Festival Theatre, Edinburgh

28 March to 1 April 2017

Curve, Leicester 

3-8 April 2017

Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff 

11-15 April 2017

Cheltenham Everyman Theatre

18-22 April 2017

York Theatre Royal

1-6 May 2017

Lighthouse Poole's Centre For The Arts, Poole

9-13 May 2017

Belgrade Theatre, Coventry 

16-20 May 2017

Nottingham Playhouse

23-27 May 2017

Assembly Hall Theatre, Kent