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EnsembleLouise DanielsTaylor ConnollyAmelia TaylorLucy FearnleyMolly SheilsSophie GivensGrace DaviesChloe GivensBethan EastwoodAbi Quinn
Pink LadiesMegan FearnleyMandi MachiridzaCiara MillerAva Ainsworth
T BirdsShaun RussellRyan SandersSean O’Byrne
Grease CastDanny Cameron KehoeSandy Lauren WearingRizzo Emily PlewsFrenchie Lydia McNamaraMarty Emma BaileyJan Nicole Madikondi Kenickie Matthew BroughDoody Michael WaldockRoger Kieran RobertsSonny Nathan Riley Patty Daisy ShannonTeen Angel Jake CliffVince Fontaine Andrew LesterCha Cha Esther FrenchMiss Lynch Aaliyah NantaleEugene Jake CliffJohnny Casino Ryan SandersCoach Calahoon Sean O’Byrne
Dance EnsembleAva AfflickHollie ArmstrongErin LucasChloe EvansScarlett DonnollyEsther FrenchRio CroftEvie ArmstrongSofia DunhaldeIsabella CuddyKyle BrownRuby KaneMegan HoughtonEvie AndersonMillie Bond
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A Message from the Team
Once again many people
have come together to
create this year’s musical
‘Grease.’ Thanks must go to
Debbie Allen, Sue Forster,
Annamarie Newton and
Shaunna Nolan for their
hard work and vision.
The talent of the students
is clearly evident as they
perform for you this evening
with enthusiasm and flair.
Acting, singing, dancing,
often all at the same time
(what is commonly known
in the industry as ‘The Triple
Threat’) - all showcasing the
skills of our students right
across the performing arts
spectrum.
The idea for staging this
show was formed after a
successful run of productions
over the years such as
‘Guys & Dolls’ and ‘School
of Rock,’ – we wanted to
bite our teeth into a show
that had a huge dance
element and this seemed
the perfect show in order to
do this. Our male students
loved the ‘gang culture’ of
‘Guys & Dolls’ and were
very eager to create a gang
of T Birds! Plus after a
successful production of
‘Hairspray’ in 2015 we
knew our students would
rise to the dance challenge.
It also felt fitting to choose
‘Grease’ as it celebrated
it’s 40th anniversary last
year; what better way to
pay tribute to this classic
show. Many of our younger
students are performing for
the first time in this production
and they have been excellently
guided and supported by
our older, more experienced
students.
Many thanks to Paul Dickinson
and Bruce Hicks for their
continued support. Thanks
also to the college PTA and
staff who have supported
this production in various
ways. Huge thanks must
also go to Carol Mason at
Morecrofts Solicitors & the
Mary Woolfe Charitable
Trust who have also kindly
attributed funding towards
this show.
Finally, thank you to you, our
audience, for coming along
this evening. We hope,
very much, that you have
enjoyed the experience and
it has you rocking in your
seats until the final curtain
call…a womp bamma looma
awomp bam boom
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Promotion
Programme Content Annamarie Newton
Ticket Sales Pauline Williams
Technical Support Eddie Cotter
Refreshments will be served in the dining room by the PTA, who have kindly provided the
refreshments for the show.
Show Souvenirs DVDs and photographs of the show will be available
for pre-order at the Front of House
The Production Team
Produced & Directed by Debbie Allen, Sue Forster, Annamarie Newton &
Shaunna Nolan
Musical Director Annamarie Newton
Choreographers Sue Forster & Shaunna Nolan
Stage/set manager Tom Minns
Props/set assistants Tom Minns, Chris Tratt, Amy Turner, Nicole Fitzsimmons
& Sixth Form Team
Sound Keith Williams & team
Lighting Shaunna Nolan & Lewis Nolan at
Merseysound Productions
Filming Michael McKenna & Lewis Hawksey
Set provided by Prosceneium Theatrical Scenery & Properties Hire
Dave D Events Ltd
Costumes Co-ordinated by The Production Team
Make-up Sixth Form Team
Front of House College Staff
Many thanks to David McQuade at Fords Bootle for the car tyres used in the ‘Greased
Lightnin’ scene, to our caretaker Steve Kenny for his creativity making 50’s microphones, to
Mr Hunt for his woodwork help with the props, to Ms Stevens for her seamstress skills, to
Angela Murray for her kind loan of props, to Philip Newton for set help, and finally to George
Minns & Chris Hurst for helping to build the ever so huge bleachers!
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The Story of Grease
Ask anybody about Grease
and they will be able to
tell you the story of the
star crossed lovers Sandy
& Danny: they are house-
hold names that roll off the
tongue much like Torvill
& Dean, Ginger Rogers &
Fred Astaire, Tom & Jerry. It
is a musical that has been
adored & cherished now
for forty years by audiences
around the world.
Grease is a 1971 musical
by Jim Jacobs and Warren
Casey (both writing the
music & script together),
and was adapted in 1978 as
a feature film starring John
Travolta & Olivia Newton-
John. Grease takes its title
from the 1950’s United
States working-class youth
subculture known as ‘greasers’
& the musical is set in 1959
at the fictional Rydell High
School. It follows ten working-
class teenagers as they
navigate the complexities of
peer pressure, politics, personal
core values and love.
Fittingly, the score borrows
heavily from the sounds
of early rock and roll - we
think of Chuck Berry, Patti
Page, Fats Domino, Elvis,
The Crystals as the musical
takes us through each toe-
tapping number.
Grease presents us with
larger than life characters
such as Danny Zuko -
strong, handsome & confident
leader of The T Birds,’
Rizzo - tough, outspoken
& sarcastic leader of The
Pink Ladies, Frenchie - a
sweet dreamer & beautician
wannabe, Kenickie - a tough,
tattoed & surly T Bird. All of
these characters are brought
to life by a hysterical libretto
and each of the characters are
decorated with a bespoke
‘look’ - who can forget the
iconic pink satin jackets of
the Pink Ladies, Danny’s
greased back hair, Sandy’s
black disco pants in the
final scene, Frenchie’s pink
wig… the list is endless!
Grease has celebrated
many revivals over the
past forty years around the
world including Grease:
Live broadcast by Fox TV in
2016, which like our show
incorporated songs from the
stage musical & the movie.
It brought the musical alive
for a whole new generation
- let’s hope its popularity
will continue for another
forty years.