Death of England: Delroy
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 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.
Cast & Creative
CAST
DEATH OF ENGLAND: DELROY
Paapa Essiedu
Understudy Delroy
Ashley D. Gayle
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
Written by
Clint Dyer & Roy Williams
REVIEWS
★★★★
‘Paapa Essieudu is sensational. A must-see performance’
THE GUARDIAN
★★★★★
‘These are big plays but Roy Williams and Clint Dyer never take their eye off the human heart beating beneath it all’
BROADWAY WORLD
★★★★
‘Raw, gutsy and exhilarating – the West End needs shows like this. Full of rage, swagger and furious feeling’
EVENING STANDARD
★★★★
‘Astonishing physicality and bravura performances’
DAILY TELEGRAPH
‘The most exciting stage acting in Britain’
THE TIMES
★★★★
‘The finest state of the nation series of the century’
WHATSONSTAGE
★★★★
‘Full of rage, love and pride’
TIME OUT
Book Tickets
23 July – 28 September
LONDON @sohoplace
On Thursday 15 August at 3.30pm, the role of Delroy will be played by ASHLEY D GAYLE