It’s the one that you want: Grease is back in Cork

The 1950s musical is at Cork Opera House for two weeks, says Richard Fitzpatrick.

THE musical Grease returns to Cork Opera House for a two-week run on Thursday (April 3). All the old staples are there: the 1950s quiffs, the leather jackets, the T-Birds, the used car, Grease Lightning, the Pink Ladies and a songbook familiar to everyone between the ages of 15 and 55.

“I think everyone knows the songs from Grease,” says George McMahon. “You can’t go to a 21st, or a wedding, without the Grease megamix coming on and everyone singing from the top of their lungs. It’s why it’s such a popular hit when people put it on.”