Henry Naylor

Henry Naylor

Henry Naylor is a writer, performer, producer and director. He has written for many award-winning comedy shows including Smith & Jones, The Lenny Henry Show, Dead Ringers and Alistair McGowan's Big Impression. He was a lead writer on Spitting Image, and, together with his double-act partner Andy Parsons, he starred in nine series of Parsons & Naylor's Pull-Out Sections on BBC Radio 2. He also created, executive produced and directed the multi-award-winning Headcases for ITV1.

He has written plays including The Collector (Edinburgh Festival and Arcola Theatre, 2014), Echoes (Edinburgh Festival and Arcola Theatre, 2015) and Angel (Edinburgh Festival, 2016).

An urgent, moving and occasionally hilarious play about the migrant crisis and the politics of the Middle East.
A compelling tale of murder, evil and betrayal set in occupied Iraq, part of the Arabian Nightmares trilogy....
A bloody tale of colonialism – ancient and modern – and the rhyme of history. Part of the Arabian Nightmares...
Inspired by the extraordinary true story of the Angel of Kobane, Angel is part of Henry Naylor's Arabian...