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Lenny Henry to make playwright debut with Windrush drama

Posted on March 9, 2022 by Admin

Henry will also star in August in England, to be staged at London’s Bush theatre as part of 50th birthday celebrations

Lenny Henry is to make his debut as a playwright with a drama about the injustice of the Windrush scandal.

Henry will also star in the one-man show, August in England, which is to be staged at the Bush in west London in spring 2023 as part of the theatre’s 50th birthday celebrations. The play, he said, “is a story that needs to be told about the scandal, and the massive effect it had and continues to have on our community”.

Prominent Britons of colour condemn BBC over Naga Munchetty complaint

Posted on September 27, 2019 by Admin

Corporation accused of racial discrimination after presenter reprimanded for Trump remarks

‘You can’t be impartial about racism’ – open letter to BBC

More than 40 prominent broadcasters, celebrities and actors of colour have condemned the BBC, demanding it reconsider a decision partially upholding a complaint against the presenter Naga Munchetty, calling it “deeply flawed, illegal and contrary to the spirit and purpose of public broadcasting”.

In a letter published in the Guardian, the actors Lenny Henry, Adrian Lester and David Harewood, and presenters Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Gillian Joseph are among signatories describing the decision as “racially discriminatory treatment”.