RICKY WILSON TO PLAY TEEN ANGEL
IN SECRET CINEMA’S SMASH HIT
GREASE: THE IMMERSIVE MOVIE MUSICAL
Secret Cinema today announces that Ricky Wilson, lead singer of the Kaiser Chiefs, will be taking on the role of Teen Angel in the critically acclaimed Grease: The Immersive Movie Musical across selected performances. He will be joining the previously announced Stephanie Costi and Lucy Penrose who are returning as Sandy and Rizzo respectively, reprising their roles from last year; and they are joined by Giórgios Michaelídes as Danny and Arcangelo Ciulla as Kenickie. Full casting will be announced in due course.
Ricky Wilson said today, “At school I was in Grease and I feel I have to redeem myself. I was not yet the international pop sensation I am today and I only really wanted to do it cos I fancied the girl who played Frenchie (I was Doody) so this is my chance to show everyone I should have got a bigger part. I don’t believe anyone from that production is now a professional singer, so in short, I win.”
This summer Secret Cinema is welcoming audiences back to Rydell High once more with the return of the smash-hit Grease: The Immersive Movie Musical, following its sold-out run in 2025. The production opens at Evolution London in Battersea Park for a strictly limited run from 22 July to 13 September.
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‘The entire production is movie magic come to life’ Radio Times
Each performance of Grease: The Immersive Movie Musical is a two hours and fifteen minutes spectacular. Come down to Rydell High as we relive memorable moments from ‘Beauty School Dropout’, featuring Teen Angel star Ricky Wilson (Kaiser Chiefs, The Voice), and ‘Summer Nights’, to ‘Greased Lightnin’’ and ‘We Go Together’. Every iconic song from the beloved 1978 Paramount Pictures film comes to life as a knock-out cast and live band perform against multiple movie screens.
From the moment they enter this modern live experience, audiences step into the world of the movie, exploring the iconic locations including Frosty Palace, The Autoshop, and The Carnival and immerse themselves in school spirit, training with Coach Calhoun, cheering on the T-Birds, taking part in a choir practice and even tasting 1950s American diner-style delights.
The innovative production is brought to life by the multi-award-winning creative team of Matthew Costain – Director; Tom Rogers – Set Designer; Jennifer Weber – Choreographer; Howard Hudson – Lighting Designer; Gareth Fry – Sound Designer and Ian William Galloway – Video Designer.
Due to popular demand, summer 2026 will feature even more themed Roam and Return seating, allowing audiences to explore the experience and return to dedicated seating at Frosty Diner or The Drive-In.
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‘This is a masterpiece. A spectacularly ambitious show’ Evening Standard
Secret Cinema & TodayTix present
GREASE: THE IMMERSIVE MOVIE MUSICAL
Grease: The Immersive Movie Musical is produced by Secret Cinema and TodayTix (Merritt Baer, Artistic Director and Co-Founder; Ben Hosford, Executive Producer).
Director: Matt Costain; Choreographer: Jennifer Weber; Set Designer: Tom Rogers; Lighting Designer: Howard Hudson; Sound Designer: Gareth Fry; Music Supervisor, Orchestrator and Arranger: Steve Sidwell; Video Designer: Ian William Galloway; Costume Designer: Susan Kulkarni and Martina Trottman; Wigs, Hair and Make-up: Farida Ghedwar and Jessie Deol; Casting Director: Grace McInerny for Pippa Aillion and Natalie Gallacher Casting
22 July – 13 September
Gala Performance: Wednesday 29 July at 7:30pm
Ricky Wilson plays Teen Angel. Wilson is the lead singer of one of Britain’s most treasured bands, Kaiser Chiefs. The band have released 7 original studio albums which includes ‘Education Education Education and War’ which entered the UK album charts at number 1 in 2014. They achieved platinum record sales, top ten singles (including the number 1 hit ‘Ruby’), 3 Brit Awards, an Ivor Novello award for album of the year, toured with U2, Foo Fighters and Green Day and sold 8 million albums. The band recently completed a hugely successful World tour to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of ‘Employment’, the album which launched them into the stratosphere. This will be followed by a slew of festivals and shows across the UK in 2026. He has been a coach on The Voice UK alongside Tom Jones, Will-I-Am, Boy George and Paloma Faith and was named the winning coach for the second year in a row in 2016. He hosted his own prime-time entertainment show for Sky One called Bring The Noise with Nicole Scherzinger and Tinie Tempah, presented The One Show and had a weekly show on Radio X. On CBBC he had his own show, Ricky Wilson’s Art Jam, and also hosted Britain’s Best Young Artist. In 2023, he appeared on The Masked Singer UK. Performing as Phoenix, he eventually finished as runner-up, finally being unmasked in the grand final. He presented Drive on Virgin Radio for a number of years, leaving just ahead of the Employment 20th anniversary tour. He has covered a number of shows across Radio 2 and continues to be in demand on a number of Entertainment TV shows.
Arcangelo Ciulla plays Kenickie. His theatre credits include A Knight’s Tale The Musical (Manchester Opera House), Singin’ in the Rain (Dubai and China), Mamma Mia! (West End), Disney’s Newsies (Troubadour, Wembley Park – The Stage Debut Award nomination for Best Performer in a Musical), Billy Elliot (Italian and international tour), and Dick Whittington (New Wimbledon Theatre). His film credits include Cruel Peter.
Stephanie Costi returns to play Sandy. Her stage credits include Something Rotten! (Manchester Opera House), Pretty Woman (Zurich), Sleeping Beauty (Darlington Hippodrome), Fame (Athens), The Sound of Music (Beirut & Lebanon tour), and Romeo & Juliet (English National Ballet); and concerts include Children of Eden, West End Does: Love (Cadogan Hall), Roles We’ll Never Play (Union Theatre), and One Young World: Opening Ceremony (Royal Albert Hall). She came third in Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream for ITV.
Giórgios Michaelídes plays Danny. His stage credits include Justin Timberlake’s opening act on his Forget Tomorrow World Tour, Grease (UK tour and Dominion Theatre), Disney’s Newsies (Troubadour Theatre), and Here Come The Boys (The London Palladium). His film credits include Mistletoe Farm.
Lucy Penrose returns to play Rizzo. Her theatre credits include Ancient Grease (The Vaults), Growled (Royal Vauxhall Tavern), Judy! (Arts Theatre, Southwark Playhouse and London Hippodrome), Eurovision, Your Decision (Above The Stag Theatre, Wonderville, King’s Head Theatre and Royal Vauxhall Tavern), Top Hat, California Suite (Royal Court Liverpool), and A Pissedmas Carol (Sh!tfaced Showtime, Edinburgh Fringe Festival). For television, her work includes Watchmen.
Listing Information
Evolution London, Battersea Park,
Chelsea Bridge Gate, Queenstown Road, London SW11 4NJ
www.greasetheimmersivemoviemusical.com
22 July – 13 September PERFORMANCES
Tues – Sun 7:30pm (Sun 5:30pm) Sat 2:30pm, Sun 12:30pm
Ricky Wilson will appear as Teen Angel on 22, 23, 28, 29, 30 and 31 July; 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 25 and 26 August.
Social: @greaseimmersive on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook
TICKETS
General Admission (Standing Ticket) from £39
Roam & Return (Seated Ticket) from £59 – Roam and return to dedicated themed seating at either The Drive-In or Frosty Diner