Lenny Henry

Lenny Henry stars in the stage premiere of Rudy's Rare Records.

Based on the successful BBC Radio 4 series, written by Danny Robins and which Henry co-created as well as starred in, Rudy's Rare Records is a funny and touching comedy set in an old reggae record shop in Birmingham.

Owned by the irrepressible Rudy Sharpe (Larrington Walker), reluctantly helped out by his long-suffering son Adam (Lenny Henry), the shop is stacked with vinyl. With Rudy's chaotic approach of 'if it ain't on the shelf, it's on the floor' clashing with Adam's need for calm and order, the record shop becomes a battleground of bickering, snickering, breaking-up and making-up played out to the shop's foot-tapping soundtrack.

However, when the threat of developers looms, father and son must put
their differences aside as they battle to keep the music alive.

Featuring music by Jimmy Cliff, Desmond Dekker, Bob Marley and the Sugarhill Gang – all played live by an onstage band.