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.

'Raw, gutsy and exhilarating' (★★★★ Evening Standard)

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.

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Death of England :Delroy is the second of three interconnected plays starring Paapa Essiedu (I May Destroy You, Gangs of London), Thomas Coombes (Baby Reindeer), Erin Doherty (The Crown) and Sharon Duncan-Brewster (Dune) and directed by Clint Dyer. Filmed live during a limited season @sohoplace.

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 today.

Find out more at (Death of England :The Plays)

Death of England: Delroy premiered at the National Theatre in 2020 with the role of Delroy played by Michael Balogun.