It’s typical of the wry, bloody-minded dedication Brian Cox brings to his craft that, at 77, he’s followed the Shakespearean TV role of Logan Roy in Succession with the monolithic family tragedy of 20th century American theatre.
Eugene O’Neill’s autobiographical play sees actor James Tyrone locked in an implacable knot of addiction, regret and resentment with his wife Mary (the mighty Patricia Clarkson) and sons Jamie and Edmund (Daryl McCormack and Laurie Kynaston).
