Death of England: Closing Time

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.

Sharon Duncan-Brewster (Sex Education) and Hayley Squires (I, Daniel Blake) play Denise and Carly in this thought-provoking new drama at National Theatre that explores family dynamics, race, colonialism and cancel culture.

Closing Time is the final, standalone, chapter in the award-winning Death of England series written by Clint Dyer (Othello) and Roy Williams (Sucker Punch). Where the previous installments focused on friends Michael and Delroy, this final piece brings the perspective of Michael’s girlfriend Carly and his mother Denise.