Death of England: Closing Time

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.

 

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.

 

DEATH OF THE 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”
The Observer

Cast & Creative

CAST

DEATH OF ENGLAND: CLOSING TIME

CARLY: Erin Doherty

DEATH OF ENGLAND: CLOSING TIME

DENISE: Sharon Duncan-Brewster

Understudy Carly

Kate Donnachie

Understudy Denise

Paulette P. Williams

CREATIVE

Written by

Clint Dyer & Roy Williams 

Director

Clint Dyer

Set and Costume Designer

Sadeysa Greenaway-Bailey

Set and Costume Designer

ULTZ

Lighting Designer

Jackie Shemesh

Sound Designer

Benjamin Grant

Sound Designer

Pete Malkin

Associate Lighting Designer

Chris Davey

Associate Director

Anastasia Osei-Kuffour

REVIEWS

★★★★★
“Doherty and Brewster’s performances are phenomenal”
Daily Telegraph

★★★★
“Sharon Duncan-Brewster is superb”
The Times

★★★★
“Doherty and Duncan-Brewster conjure combustible humour. Dramatic potency lies in the humanity throbbing at the core”
Broadway World

★★★★
“It’s a pleasure to watch two superb stage actresses spar with one another”
Evening Standard

★★★★
“Erin Doherty is extraordinary”
The Times

★★★★★
“The most layered and satisfyingly complete theatrical experience”
Daily Telegraph

Media

Production photography by Helen Murray

In rehearsals – photography by Alastair Muir

Book Tickets

22 August – 28 September

LONDON @sohoplace

On Tuesday 17 September at 7.30pm, the role of Carly will be played by KATE DONNACHIE and Denise will be played by PAULETTE P. WILLIAMS