During a pre-show interview at the National Theatre for my and Roy Williams’ first Death of England play — the first of a trilogy of state-of-the-nation plays — I was asked: “Why the title Death of England?”
I explained that I hoped the metaphor of rebirth, renewal and growth would be clear after seeing the play. Luckily, my questioner seemed satisfied with my answer — but only just. I went on to say that art, in particular theatre, can and perhaps should be a place to show our past and present, and to help us look at what the future could be.
