Giles Terera withdraws from National Theatre’s Death of England: Delroy

Giles Terera

It has been announced today that Giles Terera has withdrawn from the National Theatre’s re-opening production of Death of England: Delroy.

In a statement, the venue said: “We are very sorry to announce that Giles Terera will no longer be appearing in the production of Death of England: Delroy following emergency surgery. Giles is recovering well and the issue was not Covid-19 related, however having been informed that he will require a recuperation period of six weeks, very unfortunately, this means he will be unable to perform as previously announced in this run of the production. We all send him our best wishes for a speedy recovery”.

Michael Balogun, who has been understudying the role of Delroy during rehearsals, will now take over the role for the run which is due to open on 21 October.

Clint Dyer and Roy Williams’ new play exists in the same universe as their recent play, Death of England, and is set to premiere in the National’s Olivier Theatre’s new in-the-round configuration. The creative team includes set and costume designers Sadesya Greenaway-Bailey and ULTZ, with lighting by Jackie Shemesh and sound by Pete Malkin and Benjamin Grant.

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Rebecca Wallis

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