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3 days ago · Paapa Essiedu has been making waves ever since he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company right out of drama school, and in his varied career he has balanced classical drama with bold contemporary plays, and theatre work with some notable screen projects – including Black Mirror, Gangs of New York, and I May Destroy You.
4 days ago · Paapa Essiedu (Hamlet, The Capture, The Effect) stars in the second play, Death of England: Delroy, which centres on a Black working-class man searching for truth and confronting his relationship with Great Britain.
4 days ago · Death of England: Michael (with Michael Coombes) will start on 15 July, with Death of England: Delroy (with Paapa Essiedu) following on 23 July. From 22 August, all three shows will then be performed in rep – for the very first time – until 28 September.
3 days ago · Actor Paapa Essiedu has joined the rest of his Death of England cast members in vouching for risky, "provocative" theatre, as Clint Dyer and Roy Williams’ state-of-the-nation trilogy prepares...
2 days ago · Starring Paapa Essiedu (I May Destroy You, Gangs of London), Thomas Coombes (Baby Reindeer), Erin Doherty (The Crown) and Sharon Duncan-Brewster (Dune) and directed by Clint Dyer, the “uniquely brilliant” (Evening Standard) DEATH OF ENGLAND is set to be the theatrical event of the summer.
Jun 11, 2024 · PROFILE. Paapa Essiedu. Actor. United Kingdom. About Paapa Essiedu. Essiedu earned rave reviews as the first black actor to star as Hamlet with the Royal Shakespeare Company; he also played...
6 days ago · Proud to be classically trained, Cole loves following skyrocketing actor and mentor Paapa Essiedu’s lead. “We’re just working on working together,” he smiles, pointing out the distinguished “ease and naturalism” the Black Mirror and I May Destroy You star shares with Guildhall alumni like Daniel Craig and Orlando Bloom.
