Posted on 21 September 2010. Tags: Black British, Chef, Dudley, Gareth blackstock, Lenny Henry, Othello, Tiswaz, comedy

Lenny Henry is one of Britains best known Comedians. Over the last decade Lenny Henry has risen from being a cult star on children's television to being one of Britain's best
known and loved personalities - who has had a crucial influence on the creation of black-centred comedy and characters.
His character creations range from Brixton's favourite ...
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Posted on 28 February 2010. Tags: BBC, Lenny Henry, Othello, Theatre, iPlayer

If you missed the opportunity to see Lenny Henry Play Othello on the Theatre Circuit last year, you'll be pleased to know that the BBC ran it on Radio4 Today.
you can also listen to the programme that followed Henry as he prepared for the role.
Listen to the whole Play here on iPlayer.
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Posted on 13 October 2009. Tags: Black Actors in Europe, Black actors, Ira Aldridge, Lodz, Othello, Poland, Shakespear, The moor, actor

Aldridge was already, he was a keen actor and he realised that his prospects of Success in racially segregated America were essentially poor.
He made his debut on the English stage and was described as' the first night of the celebrated American Tragedian in a new and effective melodramatic romance called 'The Revolt of Surinam ( ...
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