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Also on the London stage: Dixon and Daughters at the National Theatre
Newcomer Cole Martin stars in a sensitively handled story about race and abandonment in the 1980s
The documentary maker’s new podcast features chats with Jon Ronson and Lenny Henry
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Comedian says production companies should have to pass a ‘diversity test’
The actor excels in this revival of Brecht’s parable at the Donmar Warehouse, London
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Lenny Henry plays the jaded university lecturer in Willy Russell’s much-loved comedy
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Group could face reparations twice the amount it first estimated
Lenny Henry uses his natural comic warmth to establish the bantering side of his character Troy Maxson
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Lenny Henry gives a powerful performance, but this Pulitzer Prize-winning play is somewhat heavy handed
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