West End pays tribute
Producer Robert Fox has died at 73 — West End theatres dimmed their lights in tribute this week as the industry reacted to the loss. The event was reported across theatre outlets and drew attention from The Stage and West End roundups this weekend. ( )
His wife Fiona Golfar told Deadline that Fox died at home on March 20, 2026 and that he “died in exactly the way he planned,” surrounded by his wife and five children. (deadline.com) The Society of London Theatre scheduled West End venues to dim their lights for two minutes at 7pm on Wednesday 25 March — the date that would have been his birthday. (solt.co.uk) Over a career spanning four decades, Fox produced or co‑produced more than 50 West End and Broadway shows including Chess, The Boy From Oz, The Lady in the Van, Frost/Nixon and The Audience, and he served as an executive producer on Netflix’s The Crown. (westendtheatre.com) He was credited as a producer on the film The Hours, which received a Best Picture nomination at the 75th Academy Awards in 2003, and he was among the producers when God of Carnage won Best Play at the 2009 Tony Awards. (cinemasight.com) Playbill reported that Fox’s death was from prostate cancer, and high‑profile collaborators including Hugh Jackman published tributes in the days after the announcement. (playbill.com) Born on 25 March 1952, Fox was the son of theatrical agent Robin Fox and actress Angela Worthington and the brother of actors Edward and James Fox, a lineage the Telegraph described as a showbiz dynasty. (en.wikipedia.org)
