Grease

Synopsis

Stage version of the musical film. Featuring all the hit songs from the film version, including You're the One That I Want, Summer Nights, Sandy, Grease Is the Word and many more.

Our Review:

Karen Bussell - 17 July 2012

Dodgy morals, predictable storyline, iconic songs, familiar characters, misogyny and good not-so-clean-at-times fun – yep Grease is in the house.

We all know the 70s film and fill in the gaps that Jim Jacobs’ translation to stage inevitably creates but no one goes to see the classic musical to indulge in great theatre but rather for the sheer escapism and the songs.

And that’s what David Gilmore’s version delivers.

A competent young cast strut and posture their way through two hours of slick, entertaining spectacle and dynamic dance (choreographed by Arlene Phillips) with Emily Hawgood stand out as Cha Cha. And I loved the male dancers’ shower scene.

Danny Bayne won his place as Danny Zuko by popular TV vote and has been treading the Greased Lighting dashboards ever since. Clearly a superb award-winning dancer, he makes a good fist of the singing and acting too.

Of his fellow T-Birds, Richard Vincent is particularly ente...

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