Rent Musical 2026–27: London, San Francisco, Buffalo Dates

Gaten Matarazzo, Mark in the London revival. Photo: Gage Skidmore / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

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Rent Musical 2026–27: London, San Francisco, Buffalo Dates

Rent is back in a big way for its 30th anniversary season. A new West End revival is running at London’s Tom Stoppard Theatre until Saturday, May 29, 2027, San Francisco Playhouse stages its own production from Friday, December 11 to Saturday, February 6, 2027, and there are shorter runs at La Habra Depot Theatre in Southern California and Shea’s Smith Theatre in Buffalo. Here is every performance on sale, with run times, age guidance and the accessible performances to know about.

Rent 2026–27 dates at a glance

  • London, Tom Stoppard Theatre: now through Saturday, May 29, 2027, 233 performances on sale
  • La Habra, California, La Habra Depot Theatre: Friday, November 6 to Sunday, November 22, 2026
  • San Francisco Playhouse: previews from Friday, December 11, 2026, running to Saturday, February 6, 2027
  • Buffalo, Shea’s Smith Theatre: Friday, January 29, 2027 to Sunday, February 14, 2027

Every performance, with seat maps and all-in prices, is on our Rent tickets page.

London: the West End revival

Luke Sheppard, who directed & Juliet, directs this revival at the Tom Stoppard Theatre on St Martin’s Lane, the theater formerly known as the Duke of York’s. Gaten Matarazzo of Stranger Things makes his West End debut as Mark. Previews began on September 26, 2026, opening night was October 8, and booking now runs to May 29, 2027.

Evenings are Monday to Saturday at 7:30 PM, and matinees are usually Friday and Saturday at 2:30 PM, with extra matinees around the holidays. The theater lists a captioned performance on Thursday, November 12 at 7:30 PM, an audio-described matinee on Saturday, November 21 and a British Sign Language interpreted matinee on Saturday, November 28. Each time below is a separate ticket:

San Francisco Playhouse

San Francisco Playhouse, at 450 Post Street just off Union Square, is a house of about 200 seats, so this is a rare chance to see Rent up close. Bill English directs, and the run starts with previews on Friday, December 11. The theater lists a live audio-described performance and haptic access tour on Sunday, January 3, 2027 at 2:00 PM. Here are the dates on sale:

La Habra and Buffalo

La Habra Depot Theatre has Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00 PM and Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2:00 PM, running through Sunday, November 22:

Shea’s Smith Theatre, at 660 Main Street in Buffalo’s theater district, has ten performances over three weekends in January and February 2027:

Run time and age guidance

The London production runs about 2 hours and 45 minutes with an interval, and San Francisco Playhouse lists about 2 hours and 30 minutes with one 15-minute intermission. London recommends the show for ages 14 and up and San Francisco Playhouse for ages 13 and up. Rent deals with HIV/AIDS, drug use, grief and sex, and has strong language. The London production also warns of haze, strobe lighting and smoking on stage.

Prefer the concert version?

Rent in Concert is a separate touring show that performs the score with an orchestra and cast in a semi-staged format. Its spring 2027 dates on sale here include Bloomington, Indiana, Albuquerque and Palm Desert, all listed on our Rent in Concert tickets page.

Buying resale tickets

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See every performance on our Rent tickets page.