Can Bend It Like Beckham succeed in the West End?
The scene is Old Trafford, where a young girl " playing for Manchester United " boots the ball and scores a goal. The crowd goes wild. This was the opening dream sequence of Gurinder Chadha's much-loved 2002 film Bend It Like Beckham, about a teenage Sikh tomboy named Jess, who defies her parents to play football.