David Peace's modern classic The Damned United is being staged in Leeds, a city with no great love for its subject: charismatic, alcoholic football manager Brian Clough. Mark Lawson on the fans, the opposition " and bringing ballet shoes to Elland RoadOne of the reasons David Peace writes novels is that he has had an unhappy relationship with theatre. His school acting debut "began as a speaking part but was cut in r…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:14AM on March 1, 2016