THERE’S been one word on the lips of musical theatre lovers in Herefordshire this week – Grease.

X-entricity youth theatre group have pulled off yet another show-stopping, high-energy production, this time taking the packed-out Courtyard theatre's audience back to the 1950s at Rydell High School.

Most of us know the story – Danny and Sandy meet, fall for each other and are then pulled apart before Sandy's family has a change of plan and stays put.

But when her new friends, the ultra cool Pink Ladies group, reunite the lovebirds on the first day of term, Danny's just a little taken aback.

He's pulled away from smoothing back that quiff and puffing on that cigarette - but only until his friends, the other members of the T-Birds, catch him and pull him back to his super-cool ways.

Cue two hours of will-they-won't-they, a couple of ballads including Sandy and Hopelessly Devoted to You and a whole lot of rockin' and rollin' in the middle.

Elena Crapper shone as shy, sweet-natured Sandy, with vocals fit for a West End stage while Jack Chambers was effortlessly suave as Danny Zuko, the slightly vain but loyal leader of the T-Birds.

But the rest of the 'gang' all proved talent comes by the bucket-load where X-entricity is involved.

Other notable performances came from Holly Clack as flirtatious Marty, Georgina Booth, who oozed attitude as Rizzo, Emily Gardner as likeable, kooky Jan and Rebekah Hedges as confused but the friend you'd always want to have as Frenchy.

The T-Birds, Matt Elliott as Doody, George Swattridge as Roger, Elliot Gooch as Kenickie and Jack Whittaker as Sonny, were equally on form.

Director, Steve Liddle's version of Beauty School Drop-out was also a dazzling moment while Sam Callen was a comic star as geeky Eugene Florczyk and Ellie Bailey was excellent as annoyingly perky Patty Simcox.

The stage version of Grease, unsurprisingly, takes a slightly different format to the movie we all know so well with a welcome additional song Freddy My Love and a hilarious rendition of Mooning by Roger and Jan.

Polished choreography, some incredible vocals and slick acting all combined to make the show something that should be seen by everyone.

It was a show that I didn’t want to end.