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The Damned United hits Leeds: club graffiti, family hostility – and a 14-plus swear rating
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 Road