Guests at the opening night of RENT in QPAC’s Cremorne Theatre on Friday 4 May were thrilled by the new production which showcases the talent of Queensland and national musical theatre artists and creatives. The Jonathan Larson classic features popular hits such as Seasons of Love and Take Me or Leave Me. The award winning musical follows the life of a group of friends struggling to make it in New York’s East Village.

Pauline Ward & Dion Kim

Desley Martin & Barry Stone

Georgia Hendy, John Glen & Dianna Dawson

Rick Chong, Maria Rose Payne & Howard Searchfield

Poppy & Xanthe Coward

Hannah Crosby & Matt Godden

Alex & Carli Holloway

Tamara & Tessa Livingstone

Ken Mclean Beard & Andy Shaw

Lisa & Brad Smith

Ben Murray, Wesley Bluff, Maria-Rose Payne, Tess Hill, Tim Hill & Matt Ward

Bree Walker & Alex Truglio

Maria-Rose Payne & Ruby Clark

Tom Forbes, Nicole Dyer, Matt Ward & Derek Cronin

Nicole Dyer & Amy McDonald

Cindy Ullrich & Angela Harper

Mark Gobbie & Mat Sinclair

Mark Mills & Alysse Buckley

Simon Pugh & Michelle Feigl

Libby Ward & Mat Sinclair

Breanna & Suzanne Murphy

Featured image caption: Stephen Adams, Heidi Enchelmaier, Lauren Wood, Hannah Grondin, Josh Whitten & Antonia Marr
Words by Holly Prassler
Images by QPAC