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Rent Sets West End Return for Autumn 2026 to Mark 30 Years

The revival signals a major commercial mounting with key details to be announced later.

Overview

  • Sonia Friedman Productions and Chris Harper Productions, which confirmed the news Wednesday, set a West End revival for autumn 2026.
  • The timing marks the musical’s 30th anniversary, following its 1996 Off-Broadway start and Broadway opening that same year.
  • Producers have not announced the theatre, casting, or first performance date, with further information promised in due course.
  • Early promotion began with a teaser on the show’s official Instagram and a priority sign-up now live at rentthemusical.com.
  • Created by Jonathan Larson, Rent won the Pulitzer Prize and the Tony for Best Musical and previously ran in London in 1998 with a 2007 revised West End revival after a 12-year Broadway run.