Showing results by author "Lenny Henry"

"My first experience of Shakespeare was reading it out in class and none of us understanding it, and we only got it when we saw the Zeffirelli film of Romeo and Juliet and realised - oh it’s a story! Why didn't he say that!" Starting at the recreated globe theatre, Lenny takes a journey of discovery through the plays he's now passionate about to find out why we so often put the bard on a pedestal.

Here's a collection of children's stories that are ideal for travel, voiced by our favourite celebrities, from a fantastic edition of Sinbad the Sailor, read by the brilliant comedian, writer and actor Rik Mayall, to the incredibly captivating Alice in Wonderland, told by the renowned Bobby Davro, and many more.

Having been put off Shakespeare by unimaginative schoolteachers, Lenny Henry recently confessed to a late-flowering passion for the plays. Pursuing his new-found enthusiasm, he now gets to grips with how the magic comes to life, watching Sir Peter Hall in rehearsal for a triumphant Measure for Measure and by even trying his own hand at Othello.