Grease The Musical (West End) London Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (400)
See it if This show is still as fun and action packed as it always was. Musicality, singing, dancing and acting. We’re all 2nd to none.
Don't see it if You don’t like musicals
See it if Plays all the classic Grease songs, with a few originals thrown in. Great cast and staging. You won’t regret it.
Don't see it if If you are looking for the T-Birds, you won’t find them. They are know as burger palace boys (I think). Not sure why they changed it.
See it if you want a fairly energetic interpretation of Grease.
Don't see it if you're picky about acting. It's not the highest production in terms of budget or acting but the audience connected just fine.
See it if You enjoy light hearted entertainment and music from the 50s
Don't see it if You what to see an exact reflection of the film, the songs are a bit jumbled!
See it if Fun show, great music, entertaining.
Don't see it if You don't like the movie.
See it if You like the film and teenagers stories
Don't see it if You don't care about school life in the USA
See it if you want to relive the film. You can never see enough Arlene Phillips choreography. You enjoy classics belted out loud.
Don't see it if you didn't like the movie. You are hoping for a new angle on the story. Read more
See it if you want to see talented actors who seem too old to play high school kids sing a good score and perform an entertaining enough show.
Don't see it if you want a high-quality musical. This isn't particularly original, but there are enough good songs to keep you entertained.
Critic Reviews (8)
Grim is the word. This version of the beloved 50s-set high school musical has a hard carapace of professionalism but underneath it’s colourless, charmless, and emptily energetic.
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Andre is absolutely not an actor ... [and] his light, melodious pop tones have absolutely none of the bass needed to tackle the various ’50s-style ballads and rock ’n’ roll songs sent his way. [It] isn’t totally successful. But it’s not a dud either.
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The romantic “plot” ... is scoffably slight. Yet ... the show has secured its staying power. Compared with John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, alas, the tingle-factor of pure chemistry is lacking. The evening succeeds because it abounds with infectious, unfaked delight.
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Peter Andre, if vocally underpowered, is surprisingly good fun as the Elvis-aping DJ and fantasy Teen Angel. But then that’s the core issue with this production, which feels caught between sombre realism and full-throttle, sugar-rush escapism.
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Foster's fast-moving production makes a convincing case for the grittier elements of Jacobs and Casey's script, and doesn't shy away from tackling the now-problematic sexual politics head on. This is a thunderously good evening out.
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Grease’s hopeless devotees will not be disappointed. The central girl-meets-boy high-school love story remains intact. But the truly affecting moments come with Foster’s considered directorial choices. Though the humour in this production ... could be cranked up a notch or two, this is a good night out.
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If the film had glamour, the smash hit stage show had grit. This production, directed by the impressive Nikolai Foster, has a bit of both, but it is refreshing to hear all the original songs, some rarely heard now, played in their original order. Some of the dialogue seems stilted, not to say dated, and the pace has its slo-mo moments.
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Nikolai Foster’s production is brightly entertaining and blasts out room-filling energy. But there’s little draw in the central love story as Danny and Sandy barely have anything to do with each other. Individually, Olivia Moore as Sandy delivers a show-stopping Hopelessly Devoted to You, and Dan Partridge’s Danny nails that jumpy swagger that Travolta did so well.
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