Spend Spend Spend - Edinburgh

[girlunafraid]

Book and Lyrics by
Steve Brown and Justin Greene
Music by Steve Brown
Based on the book by Viv Nicholson and Stephen Smith

Evening Standard Theatre & Critic’s Circle Awards for
BEST MUSICAL 1999

At the Church Hill Theatre, Morningside Road, Edinburgh

11 - 17 February 2007

This musical celebrates the rags-to-riches and back to rags story of Viv Nicholson - the working-class Yorkshire lass who, in 1961, won a fortune on the Football Pools.The story includes everything from comedy to tragedy. A musical score full of memorable tunes and sharp, witty lyrics. This, together with the modern lesson in morality, that money does not necessarily always bring you either love or happiness, makes for a warm, nostalgic musical with Yorkshire directness and grit, that follows the northern musical tradition of shows like “Billy Elliot” and “Blood Brothers”.

http://www.tempo.org.uk/ for further information.

Got my tickets already!

[Springheeledjim84]

Yes, saw this in the list today. I shall be in attendance. A night out in Morningside - im always happy to lower the tone, especially in veh veh posh morningside.

Most importantly, are there any decent boozers in Morningside??, minus the Canny Man. I think a bevvie in Tollcross is the most sensible option here.

JIM

[Morrissey the 23rd]

Should we arrange a night for all the Moz apostles in the central belt to attend on the same night?

[girlunafraid]

Should we arrange a night for all the Moz apostles in the central belt to attend on the same night?

No.

Only joking, but I've already booked our tickets for the final night Saturday 17th performance.

Also, keep Monday night free just in case I win you tickets for the Celtic play, they are giving away a couple of pairs of tickets in the Evening News!

[Wild Oscar]

My mother was with me on the same labour ward as Viv Nicholson, and I was born and raised (for the 1st few years) a few hundred yards away from where she lived.

(If that's my claim to fame, I'll give up now!)

How was the show, btw? i think it's had good reviews, hasn't it? not seen it myself, but, needless to say, my mother has!

[girlunafraid]

it's brilliant, if anyone gets a chance to see it, just go! It was just so well done. I could never do it just with my vocabulary, but it takes you on Vivs journey through laughter & tears & back again.

love

Grim

[Morrissey the 23rd]

No.

Only joking, but I've already booked our tickets for the final night Saturday 17th performance.

Also, keep Monday night free just in case I win you tickets for the Celtic play, they are giving away a couple of pairs of tickets in the Evening News!

I'm sure communication via the phone would have better results, if even only slightly. Was it any good?

[girlunafraid]

aye I'm becomin a right culture vulture, you'd have loved it more being of that persuasion!
Talkin o phones how's it goin wi yours? I'm gonna flog this un on ebay or summat, when I get me owd un back, please eh?

love

Grim

[Reggie Pepper]

I made a boo boo - 'cause the 17th has been - so please disregard my email on the subject of Spend Spend Spend ( I never mentioned in it that I had the oppertunity to meet Viv a year ago though I never took it up- its a small world as they say) My only excuse is I am spin dizzy with work right now! and that excuse isn't so much thin as size zero!

Cheers,

Reg

[Morrissey the 23rd]

aye I'm becomin a right culture vulture, you'd have loved it more being of that persuasion!
Talkin o phones how's it goin wi yours? I'm gonna flog this un on ebay or summat, when I get me owd un back, please eh?

love

Grim

Oh well! Missing out has become the norm for me these days.

Chased up the phone today and have been promised it wont take much longer than a week before it's returned to me. So, we need to arrange a meet soon. Lets do it in private! I vote we use email.

[girlunafraid]

Oh well! Missing out has become the norm for me these days.

Chased up the phone today and have been promised it wont take much longer than a week before it's returned to me. So, we need to arrange a meet soon. Lets do it in private! I vote we use email.

I'm all for using email, it's so much more personal & I hate it when people just use these forums as a private message boards, making crap talk & blocking up the boards with their trivial off topic rubbish!

I spoke to Ian last night, he was wondering when the next Edi Smiths night is going to happen?

Oh & he was concerned about your love-life for some reason?

He's got a trip to Milan sorted & was wondering if you had too, I told him probably not but if they get to the final then who knows?

Well I can't sit here all day, I'll await the email.

love

Grim
P.s. how's your piles, did that ointment work? GU asks.

[Smythssinger]

Edinburgh Smiths fans might be keen to know that on St Patrick's night (Saturday March 17th) Europe's preeminent Smiths/Morrissey tribute The Smyths will be performing at Pin Up Nights bash at The Wee Red Bar in Edinburgh.The night before that they'll be in Glasgow for Pin Up Nights Glasgow - full details at www.thesmyths.net

[gasmeter]

Excellent news! The Smyths Saturday night , and then hopefully watch the 'Cabbage' lift the League cup on Sunday