News on your favorite shows, specials & more!
Rufus Norris Headshot

Rufus Norris

Get Rufus Norris Email Alerts

Be the first to get news, photos, videos & more.

Photos

Productions

 
[West End, 2022]
Director
 
[West End, 2022]
Director
 
[Broadway, 2018]
Producer
 
[West End, 2012]
Director
 
[Broadway, 2008]
Director
 
[West End, 2006]
Director
 
[Broadway, 2006]
Director

Awards and Nominations

Evening Standard Awards - 2013 - Best Director

Rufus NorrisThe Amen Corner

Olivier Awards - 2012 - Best Director

Rufus NorrisLondon Road

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2008 - Outstanding Director of a Play

Rufus Norris, Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Olivier Awards - 2005 - Best Director

Rufus NorrisFesten


winner
Evening Standard Awards - 2003 - Best Director

Rufus NorrisFesten


winner
Evening Standard Awards - 2001 - Milton Shulman Award for Outstanding Newcomer

Rufus NorrisAfore Night Come

News


National Theatre at Home to Host Free Stream of Michael Sheen-Led NYE

Following the success of the inaugural “Take Your Seats” initiative in 2023, theatrical streaming service National Theatre at Home has announced this year’s edition of “Take Your Seat” with a free stream of Nye, starring Michael Sheen. 
Meet the Cast of LEFT ON TENTH, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway

Delia Ephron’s new play Left on Tenth, starring Emmy, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild award winner Julianna Margulies and Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild award winner Peter Gallagher, is beginning Broadway previews tonight, September 6. Meet the cast of Left on Tenth here!
FRANKENSTEIN Will Embark on UK Tour Next Month

Seán Aydon's acclaimed adaption of Mary Shelley's classic novel Frankenstein will begin a second UK theatre tour this autumn, opening at Portsmouth New Theatre Royal on 3 October.
Review: NEW VIEWS FESTIVAL 2024, National Theatre

Luke Fields and Emyr Strudwick take honours with plays set in Northern Ireland and South Wales
THE LIGHTNING THIEF to Have London Premiere at The Other Palace

Bill Kenwright Ltd and Paul Taylor-Mills will present the London Premiere of The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical adapted from Rick Riordan's 2005 best-selling book series at The Other Palace this Autumn.
THE LEHMAN TRILOGY Will Return to the West End in September

The National Theatre's critically acclaimed, five-time Tony Award® winning production of The Lehman Trilogy will return to London’s West End following highly acclaimed international performances. 
Book Review: A SENSE OF THEATRE: THE UNTOLD STORY OF BRITAIN'S NATIONAL THEATRE, by Richard Pilbrow

In the summer of 1962, Sir Laurence Olivier invited lighting designer Richard Pilbrow to 'sort out the bloody awful lighting' at Chichester Theatre two days before it opened. Pilbrow replied there was nothing he could do in so short a time. 'Well, you're no bloody use, are you?' Olivier quipped.
Marin Theatre Announces Two U.S. Premieres And More For 2024/25 Season

Marin Theatre reveals its 24/25 season featuring two U.S. premieres and more.
A TUPPERWARE OF ASHES, THE OTHER PLACE, and More Set For the National Theatre's Autumn Season

The National Theatre has announced two new productions for its South Bank stages this autumn: the world premiere of Tanika Gupta’s A Tupperware of Ashes in the Dorfman theatre, and a new play by Alexander Zeldin inspired by Antigone called The Other Place in the Lyttelton theatre.
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG, CABARET & More Lead in Nominations for 2024 Drama League Awards

Read the full list of 2024 Drama League Nominations! Nominations include Cabaret, Merrily We Roll Along and more.
In a Deconstructed and Immersive Production CABARET KIT KAT CLUB Opens in Brazil

In a Berlin nightclub, as the 1920's draw to a close, a garish MC welcomes the audience and assures them they will forget all their troubles at the Cabaret. With the Emcee's bawdy songs as wry commentary, Cabaret explores the dark, heady, and tumultuous life of Berlin's natives and expatriates as Germany slowly yields to the emerging Third Reich.
Julianna Marguiles and Peter Gallagher To Lead LEFT ON TENTH On Broadway; Susan Stroman To Direct

Left On Tenth, a new play by author and screenwriter, Delia Ephron, based on her New York Times best-selling memoir, is slated to open on Broadway this fall starring Emmy, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild award winner Julianna Margulies as Delia and Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild award winner Peter Gallagher as Peter. Susan Stroman is set to direct, with theater and dates to be announced.
National Theatre Will Update Infrastructure With £26.4m Government Funding

The UK government announced in the Spring Budget that the National Theatre will receive flagship investment of £26.4m marking its 60th anniversary, which will support urgent infrastructure updates to the National Theatre building.
Review Roundup: What Did the Critics Think of Michael Sheen in NYE?

Michael Sheen is Nye Bevan in this surreal and spectacular journey through the life and legacy of the man who transformed Britain’s welfare state. Written by Tim Price and directed by Rufus Norris, the National Theatre's production of Nye is now open.
Review: NYE, National Theatre

The emotions driving the birth of the NHS, as experienced by its founding father, explored in epic production
THE EFFECT to Begin Previews This Weekend at The Shed

Previews begin on Sunday, March 3 for the exclusive U.S. presentation of a new production of The Effect. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Review: THE HUMAN BODY, Donmar Warehouse

The departing artistic director of the Donmar Warehouse is going out in a blaze of glory. A starry cast leads Lucy Kirkwood’s latest play, a period piece that, curiously, ties in perfectly with Rufus Norris’ current venture south of the river, Nye. The further end of the 40s has Shropshire shackled by austerity. An engaged member of the Labour party, socialist GP Iris is lobbying in support of Nye Bevan’s radical fight to deliver free healthcare to Britain. Married to an ex-Navy medic turned full-time GP and mother to a young daughter who couldn’t be more different from her, she muddles her family life with her political activity. Everything changes when she meets Hollywood hotshot George Blythe.
National Theatre's JEKYLL & HYDE To Be Performed In School Halls Across Wolverhampton This Week

The National Theatre's nationwide schools tour of Evan Placey's radical reimagining of JEKYLL & HYDE will be seen by schools from across Wolverhampton and its surrounding areas in partnership with Wolverhampton Grand Theatre.
Video: Watch Michael Sheen in New Trailer for NYE at The National Theatre

In this video, watch as Michael Sheen becomes Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan in the new play, Nye!
Photos: Inside Rehearsal For NYE at the National Theatre

The National Theatre and Wales Millennium Centre have released rehearsal photos for Nye. Check out the photos here!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Rufus Norris been nominated for?

Best Director (Evening Standard Awards) for The Amen Corner, Best Director (Olivier Awards) for London Road, Outstanding Director of a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Best Director (Olivier Awards) for Festen , Best Director (Evening Standard Awards) for Festen and Milton Shulman Award for Outstanding Newcomer (Evening Standard Awards) for Afore Night Come.

What awards has Rufus Norris won?

Rufus Norris has won the Best Director award at the Evening Standard Awards for Festen. He also received the Milton Shulman Award for Outstanding Newcomer at the Evening Standard Awards for Afore Night Come.

Get Rufus Norris Email Alerts

Be the first to get news, photos, videos & more.

Videos