Lenny Henry gives a great performance in Paulette Randall’s production of August Wilson’s Fences, providing the “must-see performance in town” Lenny Henry gives a truly outstanding – dare I say it, truly great – performance as the Pittsburgh garbage man and...

Lenny Henry’s towering performance further proves his status as a serious actor Henry brings a strong personal warmth to the part but also forcefully exposes Troy’s discomfiting and unlovely contradictions as the betrayal of his wife and his brain-damaged brother come to light....

Critics wowed by Lenny Henry’s ‘epic’ role in Fences Former stand-up joins the acting greats with ‘magnificent’ performance in classic American drama Henry is magnificent… >>READ FULL...

…worth seeing for Lenny Henry’s immense performance. Henry finds richness and depth in the role… >> READ FULL...

Mr Henry has an easy stage presence and is a natural… …a great performance, and it is supported by an almost flawless cast. >> READ FULL...

But, as well as the formidable energy, Henry gives us the buried anger of a man who knows he was sold short in a white-dominated world. Even better is Henry’s capacity for stillness, the sure sign of a first-rate actor. …there are some big boots to fill and I can only report that...

The cast is uniformly excellent. Is that really Lenny Henry bestriding the stage of the Duchess Theatre like a beardy Colossus? …’Fences’ sees Lenny Henry fully become the epic tragedian he was always meant to be… >> READ FULL...

Henry acquits himself admirably… …a compelling performance… >>READ FULL...