Iconic female Indigenous performer and Aria Award winner Christine Anu is bringing a twist to Grease.
Grease is the timelessly funny story of 1950s teen love, cliques, and peer pressure. Join your favourite Rydell High students, Danny & Sandy, The T-Birds and the Pink Ladies along with a cast of hilarious characters as they jive and bop their way to Graduation.
One character is Teen Angel, who is traditionally played by a male. In a unique twist, Christine Anu will don the wings of Teen Angel in Grease: The Arena Experience.
“We really wanted to mix things up in this new production,” says producer Tim O’Connor. “Teen Angel appears when Frenchy has just dropped out of beauty school and is feeling lost and looking for guidance, and we couldn’t think of anything more fitting in 2018 than for that advice to come from a kick-ass female! And really, you can’t get more kick-ass than Christine Anu. She’s an Aussie legend, and we’re so pleased to be welcoming her into the cast.”
Joining Christine on stage will be Australian sweetheart Ashleigh Taylor (American Idiot) in the iconic role of star-crossed lover, Sandy and Thomas Lacey (Dance Academy, Strictly Ballroom) as Danny.
Thomas is also making a greased lightin’ trip to Canberra on Friday 24 August to meet some of the 400+ mass ensemble who will be performing with him and the rest of the cast.
Grease: The Arena Experience plays at AIS Indoor Arena Canberra from Friday 12 to Sunday 14 October.
