Go to anti-misogyny lessons? Succession star Brian Cox channels his inner Logan Roy as he says he is ‘f****** sick’ of woke sensitivity training

By LARA OLSZOWSKA

Published: 00:13 BST, 8 June 2025 | Updated: 00:13 BST, 8 June 2025

It’s not hard to imagine what Logan Roy’s response would be if he was asked to attend anti- misogyny training.

And it seems Brian Cox thought much the same as his Succession character would as he gave typically short shrift to lessons that he is required to take before his upcoming play.

The Scottish actor, 79, told The Mail on Sunday: ‘It’s all so proper, and I’m so f****** sick of proper. It’s all very conditioned and it’s about as deep as a blackhead, quite frankly. 

‘I’m a bit long in the tooth to do any anti-misogyny training. It’s for much younger people than me.’

Cox is returning to the stage in his home country for the first time in a decade to star in Make It Happen, a satire of the downfall of the Royal Bank of Scotland during the 2008 financial crisis.

He will star as the ghost of Scottish economist and philosopher Adam Smith in the play, written by James Graham and directed by Adam Panton.

The National Theatre of Scotland, which is staging the production, also asked white actors to attend anti-racism training – saying it was ‘not compulsory for people of colour or from the global majority [which includes anyone who is not white]’.

However, following a complaint from the Free Speech Union that the policy treated ‘members of one racial group less favourably’, the theatre ordered a review.

It’s not hard to imagine what Logan Roy’s response would be if he was asked to attend anti- misogyny training

It seems Brian Cox thought much the same as his Succession character would as he gave typically short shrift to lessons that he is required to take before his upcoming play

The Scottish actor told The Mail on Sunday: ‘It’s all so proper, and I’m so f****** sick of proper. It’s all very conditioned and it’s about as deep as a blackhead, quite frankly’

It is now understood that black actors have been told to attend the training as well.

The Free Speech Union reported the theatre to the UK equality watchdog under the Equality Act, which prohibits employers from treating staff differently based on race, skin colour, nationality and ethnic origin.

Cox told the MoS he was feeling ‘all right’ about starting rehearsals for the play, which will open at the Edinburgh International Festival on July 30.

He celebrated his birthday last week at the Berkshire Film Festival in Massachusetts, where he was a guest of honour.

The National Theatre of Scotland said: ‘We acknowledge that use of the correct language around the offer of this training is important and this is currently under review.’

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Go to anti-misogyny lessons? Succession star Brian Cox channels his inner Logan Roy as he says he is ‘f****** sick’ of woke sensitivity training

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