Death of England: Closing Time

The third and final installment in Roy Williams and Clint Dyer's award-winning Death of England series, following characters Carly and Denise as they grieve and wrestle with family dynamics, race, colonialism and cancel culture.

Look at it Carly, look at our dream.

No one's happy Denise.

There are two sides to every story.

Grieving the loss of the family shop and their dreams destroyed, Denise and daughter-in-law Carly are left to pick up the pieces of their relatives’ mistakes.

Will all be forgiven?

Jo Martin (Doctor Who) and Hayley Squires (I, Daniel Blake) play Denise and Carly in this thought-provoking drama that explores family dynamics, race, colonialism and cancel culture.

Clint Dyer (Othello) and Roy Williams (Sucker Punch) reunite to write this powerful new play, the final, standalone chapter of the award-winning Death of England series.

This edition was published to coincide with the world premiere at the Dorfman Theatre, National Theatre, London, in September 2023.