Richard Kurt's 'Despatches from Old Trafford' has been adapted for the stage and opens tonight at the Chester's Gateway theatre for six nights before setting off on a tour of English and Irish provincial theatres.
http://www.united-theshow.co.uk
The book was subtitled 'A Red-Eye View of United 1993-1996' and the play brings the narrative right up to date with a retrospective on the Ferguson Years and a journey through the major events that have shaped United's history.
Richard's writings are highly-regarded amongst United fans for dealing with all things United in the language of ordinary supporters and the play is no different, free from the gloss and syrupy coating so often applied by the marketing men and TV documentary producers.
Sometimes comic, sometimes tragic but always passionate and dramatic, United! is a must see for every hardcore Red, free from 'celebrity red' cameos explaining how they 'leapt from the sofa as Cantona scored'.
From Billy Meredith; Dennis Viollet; Munich; Paddy Crerand; the arrival of Cantona through to The Treble and Roy Keane each stage in the journey is a celebration of what it is to be a United fan.
Check the web site for tour dates
http://www.united-theshow.co.uk/tour.html