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”.