Death of England: The Plays
by Clint Dyer and Roy Williams
Presented by Bill Kenwright Ltd in association with Nica Burns
Booking and details
Booking opens at midday on Friday 17 May
All ticket enquiries should be directed to @sohoplace
For more information, visit deathofengland.com
Following acclaimed seasons at the National Theatre, Clint Dyer and Roy Williams’ extraordinary series of three state of the nation plays, Death of England, will be performed together for the very first time for a strictly limited season @sohoplace from 15 July.
These three interconnected plays are, by turns, exhilarating, profoundly moving, funny but furious, and deeply theatrical. Watch one as a standalone experience or discover the connections between two or three of the plays as Michael, Delroy, Denise and Carly navigate the joys and challenges of what it means to be British in 2024.
Starring Paapa Essiedu (I May Destroy You, Gangs of London), Thomas Coombes (Baby Reindeer), Erin Doherty (The Crown) and Sharon Duncan-Brewster (Dune) and directed by Clint Dyer, the ‘uniquely brilliant‘ (Evening Standard) Death of England is set to be the theatrical event of the summer.
The Plays
Death of England: Michael
A family in mourning. A man in crisis.
After the death of his dad, Michael is powerless and angry. In a state of heartbreak, he confronts the difficult truths about his father’s legacy and the country that shaped him. At the funeral, unannounced and unprepared, Michael decides it is time to speak.
Thomas Coombes stars in this scorching and fearless play which asks explosive and enduring questions about identity, race and class in Britain.
‘The most exhilarating and hair-raising drama. This is truly a play for today’
Guardian
Death of England: Delroy
Unapologetically upwardly mobile and working as a bailiff, Delroy’s life spirals out of control on one surreal day as he races to get to the hospital where his girlfriend Carly is about to give birth.
Starring Paapa Essiedu, Death of England: Delroy is the searing story of a Black working class man searching for truth and confronting his relationship with Britain.
‘A furious, funny shout of a play. Urgent and timely’
Evening Standard
Death of England: Closing Time
There are two sides to every story.
Grieving the loss of the family shop with their dreams destroyed, Denise and daughter-in-law Carly are left to pick up the pieces of their relatives’ mistakes.
Sharon Duncan-Brewster and Erin Doherty play Denise and Carly in this thought-provoking drama that explores family dynamics, race, colonialism and cancel culture.
‘Fierce and moving’
Observer
Cast
Thomas Coombes
Theatre includes: A Kind of People (Royal Court), Blue Orange (Birmingham Rep) and King Lear (Royal Exchange).
Paapa Essiedu
For the National: The Effect, Bent and King Lear
Erin Doherty
For the National: The Crucible
Sharon Duncan-Brewster
For the National: The Odyssey: Episode Five − The Underworld, The Swan and There is a War.
Production Team
Writer
Clint Dyer
Clint Dyer
Clint Dyer was appointed as Deputy Artistic Director of the National Theatre in 2021.
Writer
Roy Williams
Roy Williams
For the National: Death of England: Closing Time, Death of England: Delroy, Death of England, Baby Girl, Slow Time and Sing Yer Heart Out for the Lads
Director
Clint Dyer
Clint Dyer
Clint Dyer was appointed as Deputy Artistic Director of the National Theatre in 2021.
Co-Set and Costume Designer
Sadeysa Greenaway-Bailey
Sadeysa Greenaway-Bailey
For the National: Death of England: Closing Time (co-designer), The Odyssey: Episode Five − The Underworld, Death of England: Delroy (co-designer), Death of England (co-designer) and If I Were Older.
Co-Set and Costume Designer
ULTZ
ULTZ
For the National: Death of England: Closing Time (co-designed), Death of England: Delroy (co-designed) and Death of England, The Corn is Green, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Blood and Gifts, The Ramayana and The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
Lighting Designer
Jackie Shemesh
Jackie Shemesh
For the National Theatre: Death of England: Closing Time, Death of England: Delroy, Death of England and Hansard
Co-Sound Designer
Benjamin Grant
Benjamin Grant
Benjamin Grant studied Theatre Sound at the Central School of Speech and Drama.
Co-Sound Designer
Pete Malkin
Pete Malkin
At the National: Death of England: Delory (co-sound designer), Death of England (co-sound designer)
Associate Director
Anastasia Osei-Kuffour
Anastasia Osei-Kuffour
Tickets and Access
Ticket prices
£20 – £79.50
Access information and booking
For information on accessibility and to book tickets please visit Accessibility Information @sohoplace
Group bookings
Groups of 10+: £49.50 Monday – Thursday performances
School groups of 10+: £25 Monday – Thursday performances
Contact NImax Groups
groups@nimax.com
0330 333 5963