Grease

Grease opens at King's Theatre on Monday 13 September 2027, with the run continuing through to Saturday 18 September. It's a short stay, just under a week, so if you're planning to see it, you'll want to pick your night early rather than leaving it to the final few days.

Set in the 1950s, the musical follows the intertwined lives of a group of Rydell High students. It's built around those two classic high school archetypes — the leather-jacketed crowd and the more conventional set — and the friction that comes when they clash. At its heart, it's about young love and youthful rebellion, and it works its way through those themes with a mix of musical numbers and dramatic scenes that carry the story from one to the next. It's a familiar territory for most, so you'll likely recognise the songs before the curtain even goes up.

Because it's a musical, the music does a lot of the heavy lifting. The songs aren't just breaks in the action; they're where the characters open up and the plot moves forward, and they're woven into the scenes rather than sitting on top of them. Between the numbers, the dialogue keeps things moving, and the whole thing is held together by that 1950s setting, which gives the costumes and the scenery their own distinct look.

It's a short run, so there's not a huge window to fit it in. The show starts at 19:30, and tickets go from £15, available through ATG Tickets. With the run closing on Saturday 18 September, you've only got six days to catch it.