Performance

VenueFestival Theatre
Other spaces: Studio
TownEdinburgh
CountyEdinburgh
From2nd October 2001
To6th October 2001
When19:30, Thurs/Sat Mats 14:30
PricesFrom £10.00. To £24.00.
What is currently on at Festival Theatre (V600)

Spend, Spend, Spend

T914702869
Scraping 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
Music Steve Brown
Book by Steve Brown
Lyrics Steve Brown
Book by Justin Green
Lyrics Justin Green (from the book by Viv Nicholson and Stephen Smith)


Archive :: production:T914702869, musical:S1707, venue:V600

Special Performances


  • 6 Oct 01 Sign Interpreted
  • 6 Oct 01 Audio Described

Reviews

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Company

Producer Ivan Hale
Producer Greg Ripley-Duggan
Producer Lee Dean
Lighting Mark Henderson
Choreographer Craig Revel Horwood
Design Lez Brotherston
Director Jeremy Sams
Music John Cameron
Sound Rick Clarke
Director Dane Preece (music)
Performer Barbara Dickson
Performer Rachel Leskovac
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