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Dateline: 4th January, 2007
Arches Premieres O'Neill Play After the success of the recent Harold Pinter, Tennessee Williams and Samuel Beckett seasons, Glasgow's Arches Theatre Company takes on a little-known play by one of twentieth century America's best dramatists. Hughie was Eugene O'Neill's last one-act play; a sharp and witty piece of writing which focuses on charismatic compulsive gambler Erie Smith. Part intense character study, part tender in memoriam, Hughie has been performed by actors as diverse as Jason Robards and Al Pacino. However, it still remains largely unknown in the UK and with Benny Young in the central role, this is the play's Scottish premiere. Manhattan, 1928. The lobby of a small, second-rate hotel, in the late, late hours of a very long night. Erie Smith returns after a five-day bender, all faded glamour and unsubstantiated, maudlin boasting. Six days ago he attended the funeral of the hotel's night clerk, Hughie. In a mood to ramble, he's left with no-one to talk to but the new night clerk Charlie Hughes, no relation. The production runs from Friday 2nd to Saturday 17th March (no Sunday show) at 7.30pm. Please note that all three Archive indices are very long and will therefore take some time to download.
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