{"id":4964,"date":"2013-03-11T13:14:31","date_gmt":"2013-03-11T12:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/?p=4964"},"modified":"2013-03-11T13:16:18","modified_gmt":"2013-03-11T12:16:18","slug":"how-do-you-measure-a-year-music-theatre-society-presents-rent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2013\/03\/11\/how-do-you-measure-a-year-music-theatre-society-presents-rent\/","title":{"rendered":"How do you measure a year ? Music Theatre Society presents &#8216;Rent&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s that time of year when the University Music Theatre Society is bracing itself for its annual production &#8211; previous shows have included &#8216;Into the Woods&#8217; (read the review <a title=\"Out of the Woods to touch the stars: triumphant success for Music Theatre Society\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2012\/03\/18\/out-of-the-woods-to-touch-the-stars-triumphant-success-for-music-theatre-society\/\">here<\/a>) and &#8216;Carousel,&#8217; and this year, the Society is really breaking new ground.<\/p>\n<p>In this, the twentieth-anniversary year of its original performance, Musical Theatre Society<em> <\/em>is presenting &#8216;Rent,&#8217;\u00a0 Jonathan Larson\u2019s Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical based upon Puccini\u2019s tragic opera, <em>La boh\u00e8me<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-4965\" alt=\"rent_header\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2013\/03\/rent_header.jpg\" width=\"461\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2013\/03\/rent_header.jpg 960w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2013\/03\/rent_header-300x136.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/>The production runs from 27th &#8211; 29th March at the Gulbenkian Theatre, with shows starting at 7.30pm; tickets available online <a title=\"View Gulbenkian website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/gulbenkian\/theatre\/shows\/2013\/march\/2013-03-27-28-29-rent.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the first time that the Music Theatre Society will bring its annual production to the Gulbenkian, and it will leave you crying, laughing and loving every minute, so don&#8217;t miss out! Find out more on the production&#8217;s Facebook page <a title=\"View event on Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/152425304917885\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/gulbenkian\/images\/theatre\/shows\/2012\/june\/musicaltheatre.jpg\" width=\"228\" height=\"130\" \/><\/p>\n<ul class=\"kent-social-links\"><li><a href='http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2013\/03\/11\/how-do-you-measure-a-year-music-theatre-society-presents-rent\/&amp;t=How do you measure a year ? Music Theatre Society presents 'Rent'' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-facebook' title='Share via Facebook'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=How do you measure a year ? 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In this, the twentieth-anniversary year of its original performance, Musical Theatre Society is &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2013\/03\/11\/how-do-you-measure-a-year-music-theatre-society-presents-rent\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How do you measure a year ? 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