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VenueOxford Playhouse
TownOxford
CountyOxfordshire
From5th October 2010
To9th October 2010
Oxford Playhouse (V803)
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Spend, Spend, Spend

Work:: Spend, Spend, Spend (S1707)

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)

Production:: (T2115533132)

Producer Watermill
Director Craig Revel Horwood
Choreographer Craig Revel Horwood
Musical Director Sarah Travis
Design Diego Pitarch
Lighting Nick Richings
Sound Chris Full
Performer Greg Barnett (Keith)
Performer Jack Beale (Matt / Estate Agent)
Performer Neil Ditt (Brucie / Bank Manager)
Performer Tom Gearing (Show MD)
Performer Kirsty Hoiles (Young Viv)
Performer TJ Holmes (Graham)
Performer Graham Kent (George)
Performer Karen Mann (Older Viv)
Performer Jane Milligan (Mother)
Performer Tara Nelson (Sue / Tart)
Performer Susannah Van Den Berg (Mrs Watermann / Florrie)
Performer Tom Yeates (Policeman / Tax Inspector)

Listing:: L713892028




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