Speedo Mick The Musical
Author(s):
John Fay, music by Boff Whalley
Company:
Liverpool's Royal Court
Age recommendation:
16+ years
Speedo Mick The Musical tells the story of Michael Cullen, a Liverpool man who raised over £1m for charity by walking in his swimming trunks.
Awarded Liverpool’s Citizen of Honour in 2024, he is a man who had lost everything: his family, his home, his mind, his soul, the lot. He’d burned every bridge and was left feeling angry and blue. As he got clean, he wanted to give something back, so he set about raising money.
He ran marathons until his knees gave out, he swam the channel until his shoulder packed in. And after that? Well, he had the Everton swimming trunks and he fancied a walk…