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'I hope it will send a message': musical Rent to be reimagined with deaf actors by Caroline Butterwick

Using an ensemble cast of deaf and hearing actors, director Lilac Yosiphon aims to explore the isolation felt by the deaf community during the Aids crisis in the 1980s A new version of Jonathan Larson's rock musical Rent is to explore the isolation and prejudice faced by deaf and hearing communities during the 1980s HIV/Aids crisis. Scenes from Rent " A Staged Performance will run at Curve in Leicester next month as …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AM on February 7, 2024

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