The Latest Breaking News from Rufus Norris

Death of England: Closing Time’s Clint Dyer and Roy Williams – ‘We stay current because we look forward’

The final show in the Death of England series, which explores race and class in contemporary Britain, opens at the National Theatre later this month

Evening Standard · Sep 18, 2023

The best theatre to stream this month: Rufus Norris’s barmy take on Sleeping Beauty, Ian McKellen unmasked and more

Our roundup of drama to watch at home includes the warped fairytale Hex, Neil LaBute’s dark relationship comedy and a classic Gilbert & Sullivan romp

The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2023

Exit, pursued by stress: bosses of smaller UK theatres quit in droves

String of vacancies at regional arts venues grows as funding and staffing crisis worsens

The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2023

Play about NHS creator Nye Bevan is among 12 new National Theatre plays

‘Epic and deeply personal’ Nye by Tim Price will star Michael Sheen and be directed by Rufus Norris

The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2023

Rufus Norris to step down as National Theatre leader in spring 2025

Director says past eight years ‘most challenging time in history’ for sector, but audience figures finally back at pre-pandemic levels

The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2023

National Theatre: Runners and riders to replace Rufus Norris in top job

Rufus Norris’s departure from the National Theatre leaves a gap at the top of British Theatre but there is no shortage of potential successors.

Evening Standard · Jun 15, 2023

Rufus Norris to step down as National Theatre director: ‘The greatest privilege of my career’

British director joked that he wanted to be remembered as ‘someone whose dress sense got better as time went on’

The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2023

National Theatre director Rufus Norris announces plan to step down as new season of shows is revealed

Rufus Norris describes time in charge as ‘the most challenging in our history’

Evening Standard · Jun 15, 2023

The Lehman Trilogy’s Michael Balogun on his extraordinary journey from prison to starring in the West End

Following an ‘epiphany’ while serving a prison sentence, Balogun decided to pursue a career in acting - and became a star. Now he is about to open in an acclaimed play in the West End

Evening Standard · Feb 3, 2023

The week in theatre: Orlando; Hex review – an elemental Emma Corrin, and a bit of a beast at the National

Corrin shape-shifts to perfection in Neil Bartlett’s zestful take on Virginia Woolf, while a bad fairy casts a spell on Rufus Norris

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2022