Students at Greenfield Community College left the stage with thunderous applause in their ears as they wowed friends and family at their annual school production.
The all singing and dancing school adaption of the musical Grease played to packed audiences in the main hall across three action packed nights.
The show was three years in the making after the school acquired the rights to perform the musical but had to cancel due to the pandemic. But, it was all worth the wait as the captivated crowd joined in as the student cast belted out the classic hits such as Greased Lightnin and Summer Nights.
The show was the result of 10 months of high intensity weekly rehearsals to be ready for opening night including performances to local primary school pupils.
Student Chloe Craig, 13, played Danny. She said “It was the most incredible rush to play to all your friends and family and to have everyone cheering you and clapping. It was the best feeling ever. Everyone knows the songs in Grease so the audience were joining in with the singing so the whole thing felt more like a party.”
Student Lily Trimmer, 15, from Ferryhill, played Rizzo, said: “The show went so well. Everyone was really getting into it and at the end we had a massive round of applause. The crowd went wild for us. At the end it felt like we were on a massive high because everyone was so pleased. We put in so much effort to be ready on the opening night so it’s great it went so well.”
Drama teacher, Amy Thurley, said: “The reason our shows are so fabulous is because we have an excellent drama, music and dance department and are the only school locally who offer all three subjects at it GCSE. We are one of only a few schools nationally who have been awarded the Platinum Arts Mark award in recognition of our commitment to developing creativity.”
“We got the rights to do Grease in 2019 for a show in the summer of 2020 but of course then the pandemic hit. We had to start again and recast because lots of students had left. It seems like the audience were glad to be back as there was singing in the crowd and dancing in the aisle. The audience response was great. Our students are little stars and showed their huge talent in front of a crowd of family and friends. As a school we are hugely proud of them.”
Photo: Back line: Jack Lowe 16, Amy Errington 16, Jadon Dixon 16, Reece Preston 13, Alisha Kirby 15, Maisy Davison 13, Madison Dixon 13, Kayla McGuire 15, Hollie Knight 15.
Middle line: Erin Davison 16, Sophie Capstack 16, Millisen Adams 14, Chloe Craig 13, Meagan Cummins 13, Kate Bradley 14.
Bottom line: Rose Foster 15, Cayden Laffey 15, Joel Hopper 12, Phoebe Henderson 15, Lily Trimmer 15, Katie Bloomer 14, Hannah Bremner 14.