This Saturday was one of a kind and one I have been looking
forward to for far to long.
My girls and I got our retro glad rags on and headed to an
unlikely location. A field in west London.
We were on our way to Future Cinema’s Grease night.
Previously I have been lucky enough to attend a future
cinema event (In fact I went to the Bugsy Malone night twice!) and this one was
nothing less than expected.
My friends and I were in ‘Grease’ for GCSE drama so since
then it hasn’t been on my radar but since I got to wear a prom dress, put on
red lip stick and dance to ‘Chuck Berry’ I was in.
When we turned up we were overwhelmed by the amount of
people. We arrived slightly late and were scared we’d miss some of the fun but
it was still in full swing when we arrived. We were greeted by friendly ladies
who asked us if this was our first year at Rydell. Unfortunately my American accent
is as about as convincing as Dick Van Dykes English accent so I couldn’t play
along but it didn’t stop us from giggling the entire night.
I was a little bit upset to see that we had to pay for so
many things when we got into the event. We had debated the price hike up from
the Bugsy event but since it was Grease we couldn’t say no but it was disappointing
to see how much extras were called for. Rides were £3 each. Candy floss £3 ,
hot dogs £6 and a cocktail in a small cup was £8 (in fairness they did put
candy floss in my cocktail so I was quite happy) but I was upset we couldn’t
buy more.
This didn’t dampen our night too much. We were jiving the
night away before the movie even started with too many photo ops to keep up
with. For a girl who’s personality is mainly instagram it was almost mind
bending to see so many pretty things at once.
We were so busy entertaining ourselves that we missed most
of the acting and dance sequences but believe me we still enjoyed ourselves. When
the film finally did start we ran to our seats. Despite being as far back as
the crowd went (which note for future shows- more dancing room!) We heard every
word and had a great view.
The atmosphere was electric. It really was. Every line was
echoed by the audience, ever song sung at the top of everyone’s lungs and when ‘Grease
lightning’ started people got on their feet and danced like no one was
watching.
I think my favourite thing about Future Cinema is the
atmosphere. You are all there in costume and you always know what you are going
to see. You are playing a character before you even arrive. I know that Future
Cinemas is run by the same company that does Secret Cinema. I have a ticket (an
extremely over priced ticket that I’m regretting even with the success of Grease…but
that’s another story for another time) but I wonder if the atmosphere with
rival Future Cinemas ones as no ones knows what they are in for. I imagine you
get a mixed response. I’m also hoping that they still have a dance after the
films finish as the dancing after Grease and Bugsy have been some of my
favourite nights out. They know good music.
We danced into the wee hours and didn’t want to go home. Before
we left we stopped into Frenchie’s house which had been build especially for
the occasion. My friend had a make over which was stunningly done by the lovely
ladies at www.Rockabettystudios.com. I would recommend them for any future
event. We had our photos taken in Frenchie’s room and were amazingly not charged
for them but just given a Facebook page to visit which was a great touch for
the night that cost me a small fortune.
I made memories I will cherish for a life time and I would recommend
any one who enjoys dancing around like a extra in footloose to get their sweet
patooties to the next event.
Like I mentioned it is a shame that the prices are being put
up and up each time but I’m hoping that the price of the next event means we
wont be paying for so much on the night, but we will wait and see.
Conclusion: Grease really is the word.
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