The Shankly Show returns to Liverpool

The Shankly Show returns to CityIT was 50 years ago today that Bill Shankly announced his arrival at Liverpool Football Club.A 4-0 defeat at Anfield to Cardiff City in his first game in charge proved a false dawn.Within six seasons he had returned the club to the First Division, crowned them champions of England and seen a Reds captain hold the FA Cup aloft for the first time in the club's history.It was a million miles from Shankly's baptism of fire on 19th December 1959.Now, to mark the 50th anniversary of the Scot taking his place in the Anfield dugout, The Shankly Show is returning to the city.Following its sell-out success at The Olympia and Royal Court theatres in 2008, the epic show about the life of Liverpool Football Club's most famous manager is back by popular demand.Written by Andrew Sherlock, The Shankly Show is an iconic play about an iconic Liverpool manager and is set to be the first theatre play in the state-of-the-art Auditorium at the BT Convention Centre at the Echo Arena. It will show for two special performances on Thursday December 17 and Friday 18.Shankly is played by critically acclaimed Scottish actor Alexander 'Sandy' West, who produces an extraordinary interpretation of the late, great Reds boss.

Source: Liverpool_Echo