Brian Cox and Patricia Clarkson will star in LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT on the West End, directed by Jeremy Herrin

Also starring Alex Lawther (Hamlet) as Edmund and Daryl McCormack (Good Luck to You, Leo Grande) as Jamie.

“The production will begin previews at Wyndham’s Theatre on March 19, 2024, with opening night scheduled for April 2, 2024.”

https://www.theatermania.com/news/brian-cox-and-patricia-clarkson-to-star-in-west-end-long-days-journey-into-night_1702247/

id cut off an arm to see this--Clarkson is such an interesting choice-- but reminder that Cox was comically bad when he played LBJ in Great Society a few years ago.

He was also wholly wrong for LBJ, and was being compared to Bryan Cranston.

of course, he has a lot more guys to be compared to here.......but it's a better play and a better part for him.

Will be interesting to see if he sells in London with this play. Great Society came on the heels of season 2 of Succession when everyone was falling in love with it, but it didn't sell.

I don't know if I'd cut my arm off to see this play again (having seen it 3x in NYC between 2016 and 2022), but it's great casting.

Updated On: 5/9/23 at 11:45 PM

Cox seems to have a super-charged ego, and likes to run his mouth. We'll see how this goes.

PipingHotPiccolo said: "id cut off an arm to see this--Clarkson is such an interesting choice-- but reminder that Cox was comically bad when he played LBJ in Great Society a few years ago."

I saw both All the Way and Great Society with my dad and grandpa. They're history buffs who've never watched Successsion and they both thought Cox was a better LBJ than Cranston.

Long Day's will obviously give him more to work with, though. He and Clarkson sound like a perfect pairing.

I'll be in London 3 weeks before this starts, this is a sad day

Impeach2017 said: "Cox seems to have a super-charged ego, and likes to run his mouth. We'll see how this goes."

While this is factually true, many of history's best actors can match this description.