Grease (PG)

We bring you the American classic Grease with its iconic sound track and the ultimate heart throb of John Travolta. Perfect for couples, families and the ladies. We screen what is most likely one of the most watched films of all time at the stunning Groombridge Place, just a short drive from the centre of Tunbridge Wells. As always before all of our screenings, we bring you live music from hand selected acts, as the sun sets and before we press play.

GATES OPEN - 19:00
FILM STARTS - 20:30

BBQ, POPCORN, HOT DRINKS, SOFT DRINKS, WINE & BEER AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE ON THE NIGHT, SO SAVE YOURSELF THE HASSLE

VIP SEATING OPTIONS MUST BE PURCHASED WITH AN ENTRY TICKET AS WELL THE PRICE YOU SEE IS FOR THE SEAT ONLY 

BOTH VIP SEATING OPTIONS ARE FOR SINGLE OCCUPANCY ONLY 

100% MONEY BACK GUARANTEE ON CANCELLED EVENTS -

That's right at Cinestock we believe that if we have not been able to start the show, then we will refund 100% of your ticket AND booking fee, so you can purchase those great advance ticket deals, with no worries or concerns about the weather on the night. We don't know any other outdoor cinema provider that offers you that, let alone events company or promoter. 

THE FILM

"Grease," said the poster and the Barry Gibb song, "is the word." Transferring its setting from Chicago to sunny California, and adding a dash of disco to the ersatz '50s score, producer Allan Carr and director Randal Kleiser turned this long-running Jim Jacobs-Warren Casey Broadway smash into the biggest blockbuster of 1978.

1950s teens Danny (John Travolta) and Australian transfer Sandy (Olivia Newton-John) spend their "Summer Nights" falling in love, but once fall comes, it's back to Rydell High and its cliques. As one of the bad-boy T-Birds, Danny has to act cool for best pal Kenickie (Jeff Conaway) and their leather-clad mates Sonny (Michael Tucci) and Doody (Barry Pearl, in the role Travolta played on-stage). Despite befriending Frenchy (Didi Conn), one of the rebel Pink Ladies, virginal Sandy is "too pure to be Pink," as the Ladies' leader, Rizzo (Stockard Channing), acidly observes. Declaring their devotion in such ballads as "Hopelessly Devoted to You" and "Sandy," Sandy and Danny split, reconcile, and split again amidst a pep rally, dances, drive-ins, and a drag race, before deciding "You're the One That I Want" at the climactic carnival.

With Travolta white-hot from Saturday Night Fever (1977), Grease soundtrack singles climbed the charts and summer movie crowds poured in. With the presence of Joan Blondell, Eve Arden, Sid Caesar, Edd "Kookie" Byrnes, and Frankie Avalon appealing to grown-up memories, Grease became the highest-grossing film of 1978, the highest-grossing movie musical ever, and the third most popular film of the new blockbuster '70s after Star Wars (1977) and Jaws (1975).

THE VENUE

Dating back to 1662 and replacing an earlier moated castle on the site. The first recorded owner of a Manor at Groombridge was William Russell, a Baron, who was granted Lordship of the Manor in the early 1230s. Twelve different families have lived in the house since that time, including the Earls of Clinton and the Earls of Dorset. The most famous resident is Thomas Sackville, cousin of Elizabeth I and Lord High Treasurer of England from 1599 to 1608.

Add into the mix that the Groombridge Place estate has connections with world-famous novelist Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of detective Sherlock Holmes. Conan Doyle used it as the setting of his last Sherlock Holmes novel - ‘The Valley of Fear’ -although renaming it ‘Birlstone Manor’ for the purposes of the book.

Groombridge Place has remained largely untouched since it was built over 350 years and its romantic setting has seduced both film producers and authors over the years. Jane Austin’s Pride and Prejudice was filmed at Groombridge Place and the delightful 17th century manor masqueraded as Longbourn (home of the Bennets) for the 2005 film Pride and Prejudice starring Keira Knightley. 

AMPLE FREE PARKING ONSITE 

ALLOWED TO BRING OWN FOOD & DRINK

HOT FOOD/ FULL BAR INCLUDING HOT DRINKS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE NIGHT

ALLOWED TO BRING CHAIRS/ DECK CHAIRS/ CUSHIONS & RUGS (Or book one of our VIP seating options)

VIP SEATING OPTIONS

Taking the hard work out of your evening, and replacing it with comfort

At Cinestock we like to enhance your viewing experience wherever and however we can, that’s why last season we started introducing VIP Seating. It was so popular and sold out at every screening in advance, so make sure you book early to avoid disappointment.

This year we have 2 different seating options available this season:

Firstly our simple but comfortable directors style garden chairs 

Secondly our ultimate luxury VIP Air beds, with their blanket and pillow for the perfect seating options under the stars. 

Please be FULLY aware, that the VIP Airbed and Directors style garden chairs are the seating options only, you still MUST PURCHASE a cinema entry ticket as well for each person. This is a chair only and does not include the ticket for entry.