Brian Cox, the Scottish actor who has starred in countless plays, films, and television programmes, is visiting Lyme Regis for an exclusive event at the Marine Theatre in the new year. The Succession and Bourne Identity star will be interviewed on stage, before the 1986 film Manhunter - in which Cox played Hannibal Lecter - is shown, with a chance for audience questions too. After years of fundraising in the community, the Marine said it has now purchased cinema equipment.
Well known as a destination for live music, comedy, theatre and community events, the theatre will now add films to that list. Lyme lost its cinema when the Regent was destroyed in a devastating fire in 2016 - so the new venture at the Marine fills an important gap. Read more: When Lyme Regis art deco Regent cinema burnt down in 2016 The blaze which destroyed the Lyme Regis Regent cinema (Image: NQ) The event will be raising funds for the Marine Theatre Young Filmmakers' Course starting this year.
Brian Cox has been acting for six decades, participating in the worlds of stage, television, and film. Brian Cox (Image: DAVID HO) He’s worked with the likes of John Gielgud, Laurence Olivier, Meryl Streep, Anthony Hopkins, Michael Mann and David Fincher. Now in his 70s, Cox is still going strong, recently playing the fearsome patriarch Logan Roy in the hit TV show Succession.
Director Gabby Rabbitts said: 'I woke up this morning and I had to pinch myself again. We are all so pleased that Brian Cox is coming to .