BAM’s ‘Long Day’s Journey’, starring Jeremy Irons, makes bold statement about opioids
Bristol Old Vic’s production of Eugene O’Neill’s classic offers a timely look at addiction
A long day’s journey into … opioid addiction?
No, Eugene O’Neill’s 1957 classic about the toll of morphine addiction and alcoholism is not about OxyContin, but the Bristol Old Vic production that opened at BAM last week intentionally tries to link the mid-century drama to today’s current drug crisis.