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Roy Williams
Roy Samuel Williams (born 1968) is a British playwright.
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National Theatre Live: Death of England: Michael · 2020National Theatre Live: Death of England: Michael
2020
MovieDrama
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.
National Theatre Live: Death of England: Closing Time · 2025National Theatre Live: Death of England: Closing Time
2025
MovieDrama
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? This thought-provoking drama explores family dynamics, race, colonialism and cancel culture.
National Theatre Live: Death of England: Closing Time · 2024National Theatre Live: Death of England: Closing Time
2024
MovieDrama
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? This thought-provoking drama explores family dynamics, race, colonialism and cancel culture.
Death of England: Face to Face · 2021Death of England: Face to Face
★ 8.02021
MovieDrama
Britain is locked down. Michael and Delroy are dealing with issues closer to home. During an explosive afternoon in Delroy's flat, they are forced to confront their relationship with their country – and with each other. This was an original film for TV, rather than a filmed stage play.
Off the Page: Death of England · 2014Off the Page: Death of England
2014
MovieDrama
A grieving son's funeral speech turns into an elegy for his father, the national football team, and a country torn apart by its identity crisis. Rafe Spall stars in a 'microplay', written by Roy Williams and directed by Clint Dyer after a conversation with Barney Ronay. Death of England is the latest in a series of plays made in collaboration between The Guardian journalists and Royal Court Theatre-makers.
National Theatre Live: Death of England: Michael · 2025National Theatre Live: Death of England: Michael
★ 9.02025
MovieDrama
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.
National Theatre Live: Death of England: Delroy · 2025National Theatre Live: Death of England: Delroy
2025
Movie
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.
National Theatre Live: Death of England: Delroy · 2020National Theatre Live: Death of England: Delroy
2020
MovieDrama
Michael Balogun plays Delroy with 'firecracker energy' in this new work by Clint Dyer and Roy Williams, which explores a Black working class man searching for truth and confronting his relationship with Great Britain.
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