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Last updated : 17 October 2002 By editor

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Contact Theatre Box Office 0161 274 0600 and take your Red Issue along when you collect your tickets.

The play is a one-man show charting the events that have shaped Manchester United's history from a fans' perspective. Based on the writings of United fanzine writer Richard Kurt the play is a highly entertaining and dramatic romp worthy of its subject. Whilst its predominant appeal will be to United fans the Liverpool Daily Post review demonstrates it does have a wider appeal.

Football fanzines have been part of the match-going culture for fifteen years but this is the first time that they have been brought to the stage.

In case you didn’t know:

Burt is a home and away Red who has landed himself a job as an official tour guide at OT, bored with the script he has been given by his boss he decides to give his tour party a proper insight into what it is like being a United fan.

Constantly barracked by his boss in the form of the disembodied voice of 'the beast' Burt goes on a ninety minute romp through United history; Cantona's signing from Leeds, Paddy Crerand's defence of Eric post Selhurst Park and the trip to Croydon magistrates court are dealt with brilliantly with a timely defence of Roy Keane thrown in for good measure.

The stealing of Billy Meredith and Sandy Turnbull from City; a Munich tribute which recalls all those who died and not just the players; the fall and rise of 'da godfadah Foiguson' and the introduction of 'Reservoir Dogs' in the shape of the Nevilles, Beckham, Butt, Scholes and Giggs is topped off with a clever one-man depiction of Barca '99 and the 'shagtastic marathon' in which George Best confirms his status as a 'lad's legend' by 'skin-surfing' his way to a magnificent seven conquests in one 24-hour period.

If you like your football free from the marketing man's gloss then don't miss this show.