Lenny Henry News

Latitude Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary with a robust family program, featuring theatre, comedy, and more at Henham Park this July.

The Latitude Festival has announced Sara Pascoe, Sue Perkins and Sing-Along with The Section as the latest additions to its landmark 20th anniversary edition. Learn more here!

All new photos have been released from the UK and Ireland tour of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s much-loved story Zog. Check out photos from the show here!

Riverside Studios has announced details of the first special events being staged to celebrate the West London venue's 50th anniversary. Learn more about the lineup here!

Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's much-loved story Zog will fly back onto the stage for a major UK and Ireland tour this year, followed by a special summer season at London's Cadogan Hall.

Fatiha El-Ghorri, known for her appearances on Taskmaster and Live at the Apollo, will present her first stand-up tour, COCKNEY STACKING DOLL, across the UK in 2026.

Klarna presents Latitude Festival has revealed Sir Lenny Henry for an exclusive UK music festival performance as part of its landmark 20th anniversary comedy lineup.

Following its Olivier-nominated West End run and extensive UK tour, this marks audiences’ last chance to see the pair perform their celebrated blend of comedy, mystery, and theatrical invention live.

If you’re anything like me — a man of taste, decency, and a healthy suspicion of anything that smells of group therapy — you approach a one-person play about depression with the same enthusiasm you’d reserve for an unexpected colonoscopy. The title, Every Brilliant Thing, only amplified my well-fed scepticism. It sounds like it should be a self-congratulatory bumper sticker on an electric vehicle or the name of a hastily manufactured boy band.

All new production photos have been released of Minnie Driver in the West End premiere of Every Brilliant Thing @sohoplace theatre. The play runs until 8 November 2025. Check out the photos here!

Netflix has released the official trailer for Jay Kelly, Noah Baumbach's new dramedy film starring Tony nominee George Clooney. Check out the trailer now!

Every Brilliant Thing, now on in the West End, never be the same show, so it could be watched 10 times, 100 times, a million and still reach deep into the heart of you. It won't be for everyone. It may come across as over-sentimental or simplistic to some. I'm not one of those people.

Chris England's warm show is funny and clever and unafraid to pose some difficult questions

Ambika Mod, of This Is Going to Hurt and One Day fame, is pretty perfect casting for the part. Exuding warmth and approachability, she handles the play’s demands with the ideal balance of humanity and confidence, putting audiences immediately at ease. She never feels like she’s fully playing a role, but rather telling a story.

​Due to demand and rapid ticket sales, comedians and podcast hosts Ed Gamble and James Acaster will present announce one final extra date for their 2026 live run, Off Menu Live: The Tasting Menus.

Assembly Festival has secured its future at the Assembly Rooms until 2032 as the 44th edition of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe closed on August 25, 2025. More than 470,000 tickets were issued for 240 shows featuring nearly 1,900 artists, with productions earning major awards including Fringe Firsts, comedy accolades, and theatre prizes.

Every Brilliant Thing is a masterful exploration of mental health struggles and the power of resilience .

If grief is the price we pay for love, then Every Brilliant Thing is the receipt lovingly crumpled and stuffed into a back pocket.

First presented by Paines Plough at Roundabout at Summerhall in 2014, Every Brilliant Thing has bee performed in over 80 countries worldwide, been adapted into a highly successful HBO film and now debuts in the West End @sohoplace. See photos!

Netflix has released the teaser trailer and new first-look photos for Jay Kelly, Noah Baumbach's new dramedy film starring Tony nominee George Clooney.  The movie will be released in select theaters on November 14 and on Netflix on December 5.