Rodolfo, however, stays behind and meets Ukrainian neighbour Mimi (Lucy Hall). This version of ‘La Bohème’, set in modern east London, uses the camera adeptly to create a sense of intimacy and naturalism. Norton-Hale’s version is both more faithful to Puccini’s original 1890s work and yet seems less dated than ‘Rent’, the 1990s stage musical from the same source material, set among Lower East Side artists in New York.