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Anthony Fox

Anthony Fox is an Irish writer, producer, director, actor and founder of the New Theatre, Dublin. Originally from County Cavan, Fox left Ireland in 1992 to study acting at the Lee Strasberg Studio in London. From there he went to New York to work with the Irish Repertory Theatre, and had parts in A Wilde Night on Broadway and Juno and the Paycock.

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Anthony Fox is an Irish writer, producer, director, actor and founder of the New Theatre, Dublin.12 Originally from County Cavan, Fox left Ireland in 1992 to study acting at the Lee Strasberg Studio in London.3 From there he went to New York to work with the Irish Repertory Theatre, and had parts in A Wilde Night on Broadway4 and Juno and the Paycock.5

Fox returned to Ireland in 1997, and set up the New Theatre in Dublin's Temple Bar.6 Fox later played the lead role in the Irish premiere of Tennessee Williams' Sweet Bird of Youth, as directed by Tim McDonnell, and in 2004 played the lead role in a production of Brendan Behan's The Hostage. His film and TV credits include The General and The Bill on ITV.

Fox wrote the 2008 film Anton,78 which was nominated in three categories of the 2009 Irish Film & Television Awards.910

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  1. "Crime and punishment, Dublin style". independent.ie. 30 January 2017.
  2. "New Theatre, Dublin". irishtheatre.ie.
  3. "Anthony Fox Talks". iftn.ie. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  4. "Juno and the Paycock". irishrep.org.
  5. "Cavan actor writes and stars in "Anton"". anglocelt.ie.
  6. "About The New Theatre". TheNewTheatre.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  7. "Trapped". britishcouncil.org.
  8. "Trapped". High Fliers Films.
  9. "Anglo Celt - Cuilcagh man's film shot in Cavan is a 'must-see' DVD".
  10. "'Anton' gets UK DVD release as 'Trapped'". iftn.ie.