{"id":2333,"date":"2021-09-15T14:18:42","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T14:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rosereview.co.uk\/?p=2333"},"modified":"2021-09-15T14:18:42","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T14:18:42","slug":"born-to-hand-jive-baby-grease-orchard-theatre-dartford-kent-14-09-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rosereview.co.uk\/?p=2333","title":{"rendered":"‘Born to Hand Jive, Baby!’ – Grease, Orchard Theatre, Dartford, Kent. 14.09.2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With much joy, it was back to the Orchard Theatre to see this weeks production opening of ‘Grease.’<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grease\u00a0<\/em>is the 50s musical classic, it tells the tale of Danny Zuko, and Sandy. Having met during the summer holidays and fell in love, they believed at first it was a summer romance. But when Sandy unexpectedly enrols at Rydell High, she sees a side of Danny that she never knew. Will their relationship blossom? With the support of the T Birds, Pink Ladies, and students, only the school year will tell. With the support of the classic musical numbers such as\u00a0\u2018You\u2019re the One that I Want,\u2019 \u2018We Go Together,\u2019 \u2018Summer Loving\u2019<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0\u2018Beauty School Dropout\u2019\u00a0<\/em>this hand jiving musical is great for the youth and for the die hard fans!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The thing that many needs to be reminded about the musical production, is that they will be seeing the famous film rendition that stars John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John however director Nikolai Foster makes sure this production goes back to its roots with a slight revamp in its style. He keeps the \u2018Greasers\u2019 as the \u2018Burger Palace Boys\u2019, than the \u2018T-Birds\u2019 – many revivals of the musical took on after the film. \u2018Look at Me I\u2019m Sandra Dee\u2019\u00a0<\/em>was also not performed during the girls sleep over but with the whole class. However, they took some new approaches of their own to the original, with the introduction of a new original Danny solo\u00a0\u2018How Big I\u2019m Going to be,\u2019\u00a0<\/em>putting \u2018Those Magic Changes\u2019\u00a0<\/em>in Act two rather than in the Act 1 and sending Sandy to the Dance, when originally she stays at home alone.\u00a0 It allows the audience to come in fresh and see a new take on a much love classic, or rather where it all began! <\/p>\n\n\n\n