Death of England
By Roy Williams , Clint Dyer
Year staged: 2020
Opening night: 31/01/2020
Theatre Company: National Theatre; 1963-
Staged in: Dorfman Theatre, National Theatre
Cast Size: 1
Synopsis
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.
Original Cast
Rafe Spall
Michael
Cary Crankson
Understudy: Michael
Larry Lamb
Additional Voice
Nitin Granatra
Additional Voice
Production Team
Clint Dyer
Director / Playwright
Roy Williams
Playwright
Sadeysa Greenaway-Bailey
Set and Costume Designer
Ultz
Set and Costume Designer
Jackie Shemesh
Lighting Designer
Pete Malkin
Co-Sound Designer
Benjamin Grant
Co-Sound Designer
Lucy Cullingford
Movement
Hazel Holder
Dialect Coach
Sian Ejiwunmi-Le Berre
Staff Director
Christine Gettins
Project Producer
Anna Fox
Production Manager
Andrew Speed
Stage Manager
Ben Donoghue
Deputy Stage Manager
Jo Phipps
Assistant Stage Manager
Juli Fraire (Willemoes)
Deputy Production Manager
Tom Atkinson
Project Draughting
Jess Dixon
Costume Supervisor
Chris Lake
Prop Supervisor
Lara Scott
Prop Making Co-ordinator
Charlotte King
Prop Buyer
Jack Champion
Lighting Supervisor
James Lye
Lighting Programmer
Sarah Weltman
Production Sound Engineer
Adam Washington
Sound Operator
Lee Harrington
Stage Supervisor
Jody Robinson
Stage Supervisor
James Goodsall
Rigging Supervisor
Barrie Nield
Construction Supervisor
Cass Kirchner
Scenic Art Supervisor
Anie Hussain
Production Assistant
Helen Murray
Production Photographer
Daniel Radley-Bennett
Digital Art
Chris Lake
Prop Supervisor
Andrew Speed
Stage Manager
Daniel Radley-Bennett
Digital Art
Ben Donoghue
Deputy Stage Manager
Lee Harrington
Stage Supervisor
Jo Phipps
Assistant Stage Manager
Cass Kirchner
Scenic Art Supervisor
Jody Robinson
Stage Supervisor
Hazel Holder
Dialect Coach
Sarah Weltman
Production Sound Engineer
Christine Gettins
Project Producer
Barrie Nield
Construction Supervisor
Tom Atkinson
Project Draughting
James Goodsall
Rigging Supervisor
Helen Murray
Production Photographer
Charlotte King
Prop Buyer
Lara Scott
Prop Making Co-ordinator
Jess Dixon
Costume Supervisor
Juli Fraire
Deputy Production Manager
Anna Fox
Production Manager
Jackie Shemesh
Lighting Designer
James Lye
Lighting Programmer
Adam Washington
Sound Operator
Anie Hussain
Production Assistant
Clint Dyer
Director / Playwright
Sadeysa Greenaway-Bailey
Set and Costume Designer
Ultz
Set and Costume Designer
Pete Malkin
Co-Sound Designer
Benjamin Grant
Co-Sound Designer
Lucy Cullingford
Movement
Sian Ejiwunmi-Le Berre
Staff Director
Jack Champion
Lighting Supervisor
Additional Materials
Set Photographs
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Programme
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Cast List
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Rehearsal Photographs
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Production Photographs
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Synopsis
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Video Recording
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Press Releases
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Press Releases
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Prompt Script
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Press Reviews
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Talk Recording
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Costume File
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Introduction Notes
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Video Recording
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