Details

Spend, Spend, Spend archiveScraping by on seven quid a week with her husband and three kids in a tiny terraced house in Castleford, Yorkshire, Viv Nicholson's life was as near rock bottom as it could get. Until that day in 1961 when Viv borrowed £5 from her Mam to play the Pools and she was catapulted from obscurity to fame with the biggest win ever - £152,319 (£5 million today). And that was it, Viv and Keith's lives changed overnight and Viv declared to the world she was going to spend, spend, spend. 'Booze, big cars, big spending, big headlines' and a succession of husbands soon led to bankruptcy. From rags to riches and back to rags again, a gritty and poignant musical about the extraordinary story of a brash and naïve, northern lass

Cast/Performers

Greg Barnett (Keith), Jack Beale (Matt / Estate Agent), Neil Ditt (Brucie / Bank Manager), Tom Gearing (Show MD), Kirsty Hoiles (Young Viv), TJ Holmes (Graham), Graham Kent (George), Karen Mann (Older Viv), Jane Milligan (Mother), Tara Nelson (Sue / Tart), Susannah Van Den Berg (Mrs Watermann / Florrie), Tom Yeates (Policeman / Tax Inspector)

Creatives/Company

Music: Steve Brown
Book by(s): Steve Brown, Justin Green
Lyrics(s): Steve Brown, Justin Green (from the book by Viv Nicholson and Stephen Smith)
Producer: Watermill
Director: Craig Revel Horwood
Choreographer: Craig Revel Horwood
Musical Director: Sarah Travis
Design: Diego Pitarch
Lighting: Nick Richings
Sound: Chris Full

Spend, Spend, Spend

Spend, Spend, Spend (Musical) production archive for QTIX code T2115533132. Details of all Spend, Spend, Spend archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S1707

Archive Listings

9 Nov 10
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13 Nov 10
New Wolsey Theatre
Ipswich, Suffolk
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2 Nov 10
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6 Nov 10
Richmond Theatre
Outer London, Greater London
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26 Oct 10
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30 Oct 10
Everyman Theatre
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
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19 Oct 10
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23 Oct 10
Leeds Playhouse (formerly West Yorkshire Playhouse)
Leeds, West Yorkshire
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12 Oct 10
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16 Oct 10
The Lowry
Salford, Greater Manchester
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5 Oct 10
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9 Oct 10
Oxford Playhouse
Oxford, Oxfordshire
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28 Sep 10
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2 Oct 10
Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
Guildford, Surrey
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9 Sep 10
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25 Sep 10
The Watermill Theatre
Newbury, Berkshire
Performance Details => Venue archive

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