Roy Williams and Clint Dyer's extraordinary series of state-of-the-nation plays DEATH OF ENGLAND, will be performed together for the first time for a strictly limited season @sohoplace.
These three plays are interconnected by turns, and are exhilarating, profoundly moving, furious, funny, and deeply theatrical. Experience one as a standalone production or discover the subtle connections between two or three of the plays as Delroy, Michael, Carly, and Denise attempt to navigate the challenges and joys of what it means to be British in today's society.
Thomas Coombes stars in Death Of England: Michael. A scorching and fearless play that asks a series of enduring and explosive questions about identity, class, and race in Britain.
Following the death of his father, Michael is angry and powerless. In his of heartbreak, Michael confronts the tough truths about his father’s legacy and the country that shaped him. At the funeral, unprepared and unannounced, Michael decides that it is now time to speak.