Tickets are now on sale for the West End revival of Long Day’s Journey Into Night at the Wyndham’s Theatre starring Brian Cox and Patricia Clarkson.
Jeremy Herrin (Best of Enemies) directs Eugene O’Neill’s Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning American drama, which runs at the Wyndham’s Theatre this Spring 2024.
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Who is starring in Long Day’s Journey Into Night?
The play will star acclaimed stage and screen actor Brian Cox as patriarch James Tyrone. Brian Cox is best known for playing Logan Roy in long-running HBO drama Succession. Cox has won two Olivier Awards for his stage work, which includes Conor McPherson’s The Weir at the Donmar Warehouse and Wyndham’s Theatre, Rat in the Skull at the Royal Court Theatre, and Titus Andronicus at the RSC.
Brian Cox has long wanted to play the part of James Tyrone, a faded performer who is wrecked by addiction, bitter rage and denial. He said recently that, “It has long been an ambition of mine to play Eugene O’Neill’s flawed patriarch James Tyrone, and I’m delighted to have the opportunity to do so on a West End stage. I’m a great admirer of Jeremy Herrin’s work and I am looking forward to us delving into O’Neill’s masterpiece together.”
He will be joined by Hollywood actor and Broadway star Patricia Clarkson (House of Cards, Sharp Objects, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Shutter Island), as matriarch Mary Tyrone.
Also in the cast are BAFTA nominee Daryl McCormack (Good Luck to You, Leo Grande) as James Jr, Alex Lawther (The End of the F**king World) as Edmund, and Louisa Harland (Derry Girls, Ulster American) as Cathleen.
The play will also star Hollywood actor and Broadway star Patricia Clarkson (House of Cards, Sharp Objects, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Shutter Island), as matriarch Mary Tyrone,
Who is directing Long Day’s Journey Into Night?
The production is helmed by director Jeremy Herrin (Best of Enemies). Herrin has said previously that the play is one of the greats of the 20th Century, “with its searing honesty and blistering depth of emotion, it must be up there. What is impossible to argue with is that we have the best cast and, in Lizzie Clachan, one of the most exciting designers in the country, to discover what makes O’Neill’s masterwork relevant for now. I can’t wait to bring this classic to life. I anticipate a feast of fine acting and vivid performances in what I hope to be a high definition production.”
Further creatives are yet to be announced for the show.
What’s the story of Long Day’s Journey Into Night?
Long Day’s Journey Into Night is set on one August day in 1912 and follows the Tyrone family in a Connecticut seaside town. Father James is a seasoned actor who toured for years on the basis of playing a single role. His wife, Mary, is suffering from addiction to morphine. Their sons Jamie and Edmund have their own problems which unravel as the course of the day goes on.
When is Long Day’s Journey Into Night playing?
Long Day’s Journey Into Night will play the Wyndham’s Theatre on Charing Cross Road in London’s West End.
The play will run at the Wyndham’s Theatre from 19 March to 8 June 2024.
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