United through blood, club, love and resilience.
6th February 1958. A time when fans waited impatiently to read the scores in the Saturday evening paper. When players lived humbly; lodging with local families, kicking around with kids in the park. A time when Manchester United first took their team of young champions out onto the continent for the whole new adventure of European away matches.
This is the story of the ones who didn’t come back. And the ones who did.
Ben Power adapts David Peace‘s deeply moving retelling of the Munich Air Disaster and its aftermath, giving a voice to the survivors and victims, the families and friends, the players, journalists and supporters. Forensic yet profoundly personal, this is an account of a club and a city forever changed. An epic theatrical event that looks at the lives shaped by one fateful day and asks, “how do any of us go on?”
6th February 2028 marks 70 years since the disaster. Together, we honour it with this World Premiere performance.
Written by David Peace. Best-selling author and Manchester Polytechnic alumnus.
Adapted for the stage by Ben Power. Tony award-winning playwright and United fan since birth.
Directed by Selina Cartmell. Our Artistic Director and Co-Chief Executive.
Produced by The Royal Exchange Theatre Company. An exchange of artistry, creativity and captivating connections.
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