''Death of England'' is a

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by Clint Dyer and Roy Williams.

Production

The play opened at the

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in the Dorfman Theatre beginning previews on 31 January, with a press night on 6 February, running until 7 March 2020. The production was directed by Clint Dyer and featured Rafe Spall as Michael. The playtext was released on 9 April 2020 by

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''Death of England: Delroy''

''Death of England: Delroy'' is a one-man play by Clint Dyer and Roy Williams in response to ''Death of England'' as a stand-alone work. Beginning previews on 21 October 2020, the play marked the re-opening of the

during the

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using social distancing measures in the Olivier Theatre. The production was again directed by Clint Dyer and featured Michael Balogun in the title role of Delroy (originally due to be played by

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who had to withdraw from the production in rehearsals due to undergoing emergency surgery.) Despite initially being announced to run until 28 November 2020, the production was forced to close on 4 November 2020 (the production's press night) due to the Government advice of Coronavirus lockdown measures. The playtext was released on 21 October 2020 by

.{{Cite web, last=Bloomsbury.com, title=Death of England: Delroy, url=https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/death-of-england-delroy-9781350229570/, access-date=2020-11-14, website=Bloomsbury Publishing, language=en On 27 November 2020, the play was streamed on YouTube for 24 hours, filmed on 4th November (the press and closing night). The play is due to return to the Olivier stage at the National Theatre in spring 2021 with Balogun reprising the role of Delroy.

References

2020 plays British plays Plays for one performer Plays set in London Plays set in England