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Published: 29 January 2009

In the wings

• THE unsavoury careers of real-life gangsters Arnold “The Brain” Rothstein and Jack “Legs” Diamond are the starting point for Hughie, Eugene O’Neill’s rarely performed late play.
In the lobby of a seedy Manhattan hotel, a failed gambler tells tales to the only man who will listen, the new night clerk Hughie. But how much of what he says is true? There’s a chance to catch the one-act play for free at the Concert Artistes Association in Bedford Street, Covent Garden, on Tuesday at 8pm.

• LENINGRAD under siege, 1942.
Three teenagers form close bonds during the war, but when the conflict ends and marriage beckons, their friendship no longer seems so steadfast. First published in 1965, The Promise has been performed nearly 2000 times in its native Russia. It comes to Theatro Technis in Mornington Crescent from February 3-7.

• A UNIQUE – and free – theatre class for retired people still has one or two places available for the new season.
The script-writing course, which has links to the prestigious Hampstead Theatre, culminates in staged readings at the theatre in Swiss Cottage in July. Classes are every Wednesday 2pm, at the Swiss Cottage Community Centre. Contact Westminster Kingsway College on 0870 060 9800.

• THEATRE-lovers have a few days left to see Stavros Lillitos’ portrayal of a Greek middle-class family living through the political and economic upheavals of the 1930s and 40s.
The Challenging Tide – at Theatro Technis until January 30 – runs the gamut of Metaxas’ dictatorship in 1936, the German occupation and the following civil war. Romance, adventure and a scathing humour are all part of the family unit.

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