Henry to bring 'Othello' to the West End

Rex Features

Lenny Henry is to bring his portrayal of Shakespeare's Othello to the West End stage.

The Barry Rutter production opened at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds in February, when Henry was praised for the "simple dignity" that he brought to the role of the Moor of Venice.

The BBC reports that details have now been finalised for the tragedy to run at the Trafalgar Studios in Whitehall from September 11 to December 12.

Henry's performance was earlier lauded by Les Dennis, who wrote in The Guardian that he had performed with "great power and emotional range". Henry said that he empathised with the character because he too was subjected to racist abuse in his younger years.