Lenny Henry will bring his Still At Large tour to York’s Grand Opera House on June 23, marking a return to live touring after 16 years away from the road. The show will mix stand-up, storytelling and conversation, with Henry inviting audiences to ask questions as he revisits a career that has stretched across more than 50 years.
That is why the date matters now for anyone looking for tickets: the UK run is being billed as his first live tour since Cradle to Rave in 2010, even as one account describes it as his first in 16 years. Tickets are on sale now at /Lenny-Henry.
Henry said he was excited to bring Still At Large to theatres around the UK and called the return a different moment in his life, saying he is “this Lenny now” and not 16 anymore. He added that he would come on stage, tell stories and let the audience join in, promising: “Come and join me – you never know, you might learn something new.”
The York stop sits inside a wider UK tour, though the other dates have not been listed in the information released so far. What is clear is that Henry is using the tour to step back into a live setting after a long break, drawing on work that includes The Lenny Henry Show, Chef!, Othello, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and Every Brilliant Thing, as well as his co-creation of Comic Relief and his children’s books.
The small contradiction around the timing does not change the larger point: for a performer with a half-century career, this is a notable return to the stage. York gets the first confirmed chance to see it on June 23, and the remaining question for fans elsewhere in the UK is where Still At Large lands next.
