Question for the one other person in here who's seen the musical
(I saw you posting, you can't hide from me)
Are we meant to assume that a certain Rent Boy got that nickname for a reason, in this take on the plot? I know it's just to take the mick in the original, but there's a couple new lines in this one that did make me wonder. Specifically, Franco screaming that he's gonnae "kill that fucking rent boy" and this whole exchange:
SB: we're famous for heroin, alcoholism, and violence.
Spud: And prostitution! [turns to alison] Sorry Ali, I don't mean to be sexist, eh. Not that lads can't be rent boys, eh. [turns to renton]- sorry Mark, I was no gettin' at you-
Renton: WE GET THE PICTURE, MATE.
It's not in the book/film, but every adaptation has had tweaks here and there, and it's not like it's out of line with the tone. Awful twist of the knife for Tommy, too. What do we think?