Death of England: The Plays review – Brexit-voting bailiff electrifies this post-Boris revamp
Clint Dyer and Roy Williams’ riotous plays are a little unwieldy in this revival but the antagonised politics remains clear – and Paapa Essiedu is sensational
May 2024
Grief, guilt and white working-class ‘fury’: Death of England heads to London’s West End
Trio of plays by Clint Dyer and Roy Williams explores British identity in the era of Brexit, Covid and Black Lives Matter
March 2024
The week in theatre: Nye; The Lonely Londoners; Hadestown – review
The Lonely Londoners review – supreme staging of Sam Selvon’s Windrush story
January 2024
Philip Hedley, former Theatre Royal Stratford East artistic director, dies aged 85
Clint Dyer leads tributes to director who ran the London venue for 25 years and was a ‘pioneer of diversity in British theatre’
December 2023
‘She will make the National Theatre truly feel national’: applause for Indhu Rubasingham appointment
As she is named the National Theatre’s first female director, those who have worked with Rubasingham praise her warmth, rigour and willingness to take risks
October 2023
The week in theatre: Death of England: Closing Time; Sunset Boulevard – review
Death of England: Closing Time review – riotous comedy with a serious sting
September 2023
‘We messed with some heads’: Roy Williams on tackling a torn nation in Death of England
As his series co-created with Clint Dyer continues at the National Theatre, the playwright revisits how a Guardian microplay about sport led to a panorama of Britain in tumult
December 2022
2022 in Culture
The best theatre of 2022
In a superb year for the stage, our chief critic gives 10 shows an extra round of applause. Plus, Guardian theatre reviewers each pick their 2022 standout
July 2022
Sing Yer Heart Out for the Lads review – a burning portrait of racism in Britain
The week in theatre: Rock/ Paper/ Scissors; The Fellowship
June 2022
The Fellowship review – ambitious drama overstuffed with issues
The best theatre to stream this month
The best theatre to stream this month: Death of England, Grenfell and more
April 2022
Is Jerusalem still the play of the century? Top playwrights give their verdicts
As Mark Rylance returns to the West End stage as the rambunctious Rooster in Jez Butterworth’s shaggy state-of-the-nation play, six writers consider its power and legacy
November 2021
‘We thought we’d get kickback but it’s done with love’: Clint Dyer and Roy Williams on Death of England
As their new film for the National Theatre is broadcast, the duo look back on a phenomenal series of stories on class, race, sport and British identity
September 2021
History review – hostility repeats itself in tale of prejudice and protest
NW Trilogy review – let’s hear it for melting-pot Brent’s brilliant stories
July 2021
The week in theatre: Bach & Sons; Out West – review
Simon Russell Beale is Bach to his fingertips in Nina Raine’s intermittently brilliant new play
June 2021
Out West review – compelling trio of dramas reframes place and race
Tanika Gupta sends Gandhi overseas, Simon Stephens sees devastation in locked-down London and Roy Williams lightens the mood with a local hero story
