PUPILS at Warminster School will be stocking up on hairspray over the coming weeks as they prepare to stage Grease for this year’s musical theatre production.
The school will bring its unique adaptation of the popular production to The Athenaeum between November 17 – 19.
Emily Harris, Head of Drama at Warminster School, said: “The cast and production team have had great fun with the choreography and for some in the cast who had never seen Grease, it has been an education.
“I thoroughly enjoyed my first production at Warminster when I the opportunity to direct Goold's adaptation of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe and I'm looking forward to bringing this to The Athenaeum.”
Grease is a story about a group of teens who work through their last year of high school, establishing a pecking order and navigating the heartbreaks and romances of their first loves.
Dreamt up in the 1960s by an advertising copywriter, Jim Jacobs, and a high-school art teacher, Warren Casey, they wanted to recapture the spirit of teenage cliques and the doo-wop songs of the 1950s.
Lower Sixth pupil, Ben Stone, who will play T-Bird leader Danny, said: “Playing Danny has been a great experience, the music, costumes and great dance routines, but I will be glad to get rid of my American accent as soon as possible.”
To book tickets, visit The Athenaeum’s website.
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