Rufus Norris
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Sir Rufus John Norris is a British theatre and film director, who was the artistic director and chief executive of the National Theatre from 2015 to 2025. He received the Society of London Theatre Spe
Norris in 2012
The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art is a drama school in London, England, which provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in Bloomsbury, Central Lo
Rufus Norris
…grew up in Africa and Malaysia, attended North Bromsgrove High School and Kidderminster College of Further Education, and later trained as an actor at RADA before turning to directing. Norris has been in a relationship with playwright Tanya Ronder since the 1980s. After Norris' retirement from the National…
Main entrance on Gower Street, London
The sculpture above the entrance to RADA features masks which depict Tragedy (pictured) and Comedy (which appears opposite). A symbol of theatre, they are also known as Sock and Buskin.
RADA entrance sign
RADA diploma awarded in 1963