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If it's hard getting to the top. it‘s doubly hard stayingthere. The BoxerBenny Lynch (see Theatre listings) punched his way outofthe Gorbalsto become Scotland's first world champion. Itwas 1935. He was 22. The real battle soon transferred to outside the ring: Lynch and the booze. The drinking bouts followed the arena bouts. alleviating after-fight pain and announcing his social ‘arrival‘.
Thedecline was rapid andabsolute. Aged only 25. Lynch was stripped of his titleslorbeing nearlyhalfastone overweightbefore aworldtitle defence fight. The 20.000 that had packed Central Stationto welcome hometheir new world championthree years before. now booed Lynch into the arena in Paisley. Ayearlater. aged 26. the formerworld champion wasgiving localexhibition bouts around Scotland. Thedeclinethroughdrinkcontinued and Lynch died in1946. afriendless alcoholic on the streets of Glasgow. He was 33.
The authorofThe BoxerBenny Lynch. PeterArnott says. its a sad story. but notjust sad. In this production there's no wayit‘s been playedforsentiment. directed or acted for sentiment‘. After eachperlormancethere isadiscussion withthe audience. Arnott's play using laughterto loosen people up. yet provokethoughtforthe dialogue afterwards. Thispolicy worked well when The Boxer Benny Lynch played at the last Mayfest.
‘One ofthethingsthatimpressed me wasthe intensitywith which people would approach me with Benny Lynch stories‘. says Arnott. 'A lot of people still own apiece of Benny Lynch. He‘s
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I asked Arnott how constricted he‘d beenbythe actual data of Lynch‘slife. ‘lthinkltooka bitofpoeticlicence in terms ofthe actual incidentsinthe play. | hopelwas beingtruetothe essence ofthe story—as | sawit. ‘oome ofthe incidentsinthe play are true, but embellished. Some are entirely fictional. And some are an amalgam ofseveralthings into one scene. It's not a documentary play. It‘s arise andfall play.‘
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is a challenge. ‘There are twelve scenes as in twelve rounds,‘ says Arnott. ‘although that‘s not particularly played on. The idea is to have twelve encounters between Benny and the world and its various aspects up and down the social ladder.‘
Insidethe ring Lynchwasformidable. Outside he lackedthejudgementto cope. He was soon isolated from the world and the people he understood. Whenthe fall came Glasgow had turned its back. When they turned out in theirthousands, it was not to offer help. butto paytheir last respects.
The Boxer Benny Lynch, performed by United Artists (Scotland), plays The Tron, Glasgow, from 25 February—9 March, thentours in and around Edinburgh and Glasgow until 12 April. (Ken Scott)
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