Spend, Spend, Spend
A new musical by Steve Brown and Justin Greene inspired by the life of Viv Nicholson from the book by Viv Nicholson and Stephen Smith. Directed by Jeremy Sams. Lighting by Mark Henderson. Choreographed by Craig Revel Horwood. Designed by Lez Brotherston. Sound by Rick Clarke.
Cast: Barbara Dickson (Viv Nicholson), Steven Houghton (Keith Nicholson) and Rachel Leskovac (Young Viv Nicholson) along with Jonathan Burn, Tania Caridia, Susan Fay, Kate Harbour, Marjorie Keys, Gary Milner, Craig Nicholls, Stuart Nurse, Stuart Pendred, Robin Samson, Jeff Shankley, Nicola Sloane, Duncan Smith, Jamie Somers, Mary Stockley and Paul Thornloy.
Piccadilly Theatre, London - 12 October, 1999
Synopsis
In 1961, before The Beatles, moonwalking and the mini skirt, housewife Viv Nicholson won the first mega-jackpot on the football pools. When the papers asked Viv Nicholson what she'd do with her new fortune, her answer turned her into a household name: "I'm going to spend, spend, spend!".
Her rags to riches and back to rags story took her through five husbands, fast cars, bankruptcy and booze. She woke up spent.
This riveting new musical charts the tragedy, the comedy and the love story that is the legend of Viv Nicholson
Musical Numbers
- Overture
- Salon Mystique
- Ice Cream Girl
- I'll Take Care Of Thee
- Upstairs In My Room
- Sexual Happening
- Special Day
- Boy Next Door
- Scars Of Love
- John Collier
- The Win
- Two Rooms
- Spend Spend Spend!
- The Miners arms
- Take Me Away
- Garforth
- Take Me Away (Reprise)
- Drinking In America
- Canary
- Who's Gonna Love Me?
- Dance Of The Suits / Pieces Of Me
- A Brand New Husband
- Spent Spent Spent
- Canary (Reprise)
- Mother, Oh Mother
- Finale
Cast
- Viv Nicholson
- Young Viv
- Keith
- George
- Viv's Mother, Receptionist, Ensemble
- Matt
- Granny
- Taxman
- Vicar
- Bank Manager
- Mrs Waterman
- Cinema Manager
- Bruce Forsyth
- Estate Agent
- Pools Man
- Saturday Girl
- Tart
- Salon Beautician
- Salon Customer
- Barmaid
- Hairdresser
- Landlady
- Daughter
- Son
Instrumentation
Keyboard; Trumpet; Cornet; Flugelhorn; Trombone; Euphonium; Tenor Sax; Flute; Clarinet; Bass Guitar; Drums; Percussion