Podcast appearances and mentions of Rufus Norris

INTERVIEW: RUFUS NORRIS.  As he prepares to leave his role as Director and joint CEO of the National Theatre, Rufus Norris reflects on a decade in one of the highest profile arts jobs in the UK. Recorded at the National Theatre on January 9th, 2025. Image credit: Ellie Kurttz

Send us a text"Silo's Cinematic Secrets: Baz Irvin Reveals All" dives into the world of Silo season 2 with Baz Irvine, the show's talented cinematographer. Hosted by Jawad on the Kingdom of Dreams podcast, this insightful episode explores Baz's journey into the second season, the meticulous work involved, and his reflections on the evolution of filmmaking from traditional film to AI. With parallels drawn to iconic series like Lost, Baz elaborates on the show's dystopian themes and how they resonate with contemporary events, such as the COVID pandemic Baz grew up in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and as a Director of Photography, Baz has shot many award-winning short films, including 2002's "Relativity" which won the Berlin Film Festival and Martin McDonagh's directorial debut "Six Shooter" which won the Oscar in 2006. Other shorts include "King Bastard" for acclaimed director Rufus Norris, and "Slapper" - for Oscar nominated and Bafta-winning actor Chiwetel Ejiofor.  Baz's first feature documentary "Bobby", about the legendary England footballer Bobby Moore and the World Cup winning exploits of 1966, was released in cinemas earlier this year to wide acclaim. Other credits include an episode of ITV's period drama "Endeavour" for director Olly Blackburn as well as the second series of ITV's psychological thriller "Safe House" in 2016 - four one-hour episodes directed by the Bafta-winning Marc Evans.#appletv #independentfilmmaker #visualstorytelling #directingactors #silotrailer #siło http://twitter.com/dreamingkingdomhttp://instagram.com/kingdomofdreamspodcasthttp://facebook.com/kingdomofdreamspodcast Watch the feature films that I have directedCitizen of Moria - https://rb.gy/azpsuIn Search of My Sister - https://rb.gy/1ke21Official Website - www.jawadmir.com

In this 'Commission Conversation' Geoff Barton, Chair of the Independent Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England, talks to commissioners Rob Drummond, Sally Apps and Rufus Norris about their reflections on the Commission's deliberations. 

Chair of The Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England, Geoff Barton, speaks to commission member Rufus Norris about oracy's role in the arts, how the understanding of oracy as a skill can be taken for granted, and how young people can benefit from learning to express themselves.Rufus Norris, a multi-award winning theatre and film director, achieved critical acclaim with his West End revival of Cabaret, winning two Olivier Awards, and his debut feature film Broken, premiered at Cannes Film Festival, earning the Golden Eye Award at Zurich Film Festival. As the artistic director and chief executive of the National Theatre since 2015, he advocates for creative education, emphasizing the importance of oracy alongside factual learning.You can learn more about The Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England and its members here.

Aviva Studios, a reportedly £240 million pound arts complex, has opened in Manchester with Free Your Mind, an immersive stage version of The Matrix from Oscar winning director Danny Boyle. Joining presenter Nick Ahad to discuss the arrival of the UK's biggest new cultural venue - and its inaugural production- are playwright and critic Charlotte Keatley and architecture writer and lecturer Paul Dobraszczyk. The Chemical Brothers- AKA Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons- reflect on their 30 year journey from a Manchester house share to superstar DJ status, as they release their book Paused in Cosmic Reflection and embark on a UK tour. The 22nd October 1963 saw the opening night of the first production by the National Theatre. Peter O'Toole played Hamlet, directed by Laurence Olivier. Front Row hears from Rufus Norris, the current artistic director, about the role of the National Theatre 60 years on. Presenter: Nick Ahad Producer: Ekene Akalawu

We're joined by the star of the hit BBC TV series' Eric and Ernie, award-winning comedian and actor, Daniel Rigby. He tells us about his new role in Accidental Death of an Anarchist, a play by Dario Fo and Franca Rame. He shares what it was like stepping away from comedy and how it felt to beat the likes of Matt Smith and Benedict Cumberbatch for a BAFTA.Our review of Groundhog Day is in and let's just say, it's worth seeing again, and again, and again. To hear our interview with Tim Minchin and Danny Rubin click here.We discuss Romeo and Juliet at the Almeida in Islington, which stars Ted Lasso's Toheeb Jimoh as Romeo, Metal Lord's Isis Hainsworth as Juliet, and is directed by Rebecca Frecknall.Plus in our weekly theatre news, Rufus Norris steps down from the National Theatre, and we pay tribute to Oscar- winning actress and politician, Glenda Jackson, following the news of her death at the age of 87.To read our reviews and find the latest news visit standard.co.uk/culture/theatre. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Seema Bowri has worked across film, theatre and TV with roles in The Bill, Find the Light (directed by Abdullah Khan) and recently released film "Little English" released in March 2023. I worked with Seema at the National Theatre on a show called "My Country; a work in progress" in 2017, a verbatim show about the UK's reaction to the EU referendum result in 2016, known as "Brexit". Directed by Rufus Norris and written by Carol Ann Duffy, former UK poet laureate. Seema discusses how she and cast created the show from scratch, the impact of the show across the country, and how it prompted debate in amongst the audiences that saw it. Look out for her brand new feature film "Little English" released earlier this year, like me you'll see the great work she does! Oliver Gower Spotlight Link: https://www.spotlight.com/9097-9058-5261 Instagram: @goweroliver Twitter: @GowerCritic For enquiries and requests: olliegower10@gmail.com Please Like and Subscribe! The Uncensored Critic Podcast was in the top 25% most globally shared podcasts of 2022 being heard in over 20 countries. In 2022 streams grew by 710%, listeners increased by 404%, and followers were up 379%. Official stats from #SpotifyWrapped 2022.  Thank you for all your support! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/oliver-gower/message

Mic, Concern, Reaction; where Alexa and Katie discuss current goings on in the industry, hot off the press, that specifically relate to The 98% of actors. In this episode, following on from the twitter storm in response to Rufus Norris' comments quoted in a recent article for The Stage, Alexa and Katie chat to Alastair Coomer, head of casting at The National, about the context of the artistic directors comments, the nuances of the issues raised and have honest and open look at casting for the company. Katie and Alexa ask the bold questions many actors want to hear the answer to and Alastair answers with candidness, making for an incredibly informative and open discussion that everyone from both sides of the table can benefit from..Let us know what you think on twitter! @the98percentpodVisit our website and blog for more fun and informative stuff www.the98percentpod.com.If you find The 98% helpful and want to support the podcast please visit our patreon page. https://www.patreon.com/the98percentpod Every penny goes towards helping us be less out of pocket in keeping the podcast going - and there are perks and extras to be had in exchange!.Want to connect with other actors around the world, be coached, see castings, read in for self tapes or earn money reading for others? You can do all this and more at https://www.weaudition.com with 25% off your monthly subscription with the discount code 9825! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rufus Norris's production Small Island has returned to the National Theatre's Olivier stage, chronicling the experiences of a couple of the Windrush generation. Another epic on the same stage, Our Generation, distills the experience, in their own words, of young people today. Rufus Norris, artistic director of the National Theatre, speaks about the role and responsibility of the National Theatre as we emerge from the pandemic. Benedict Cumberbatch admitted to giving himself nicotine poisoning for his role in BAFTA-winning film The Power of the Dog. Joining Samira to discuss the practicalities as well as the impact of smoking on screen are actor and former president of the actors' union Equity, Malcolm Sinclair; Philippa Harte, set decorator for BBC period drama A Very British Scandal and Dr. Alex Barker, Lecturer in Psychology at the Nottingham Trent University. During the first lockdown in 2020, when all the museums were closed, the poet Alison Brackenbury became Front Row's “poet in remote residence”, sharing poems inspired by the museums we couldn't visit. Alison talks to Samira and reads from her new collection, Thorpeness. Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Simon Richardson Image: Rufus Norris Photo credit: Paul Plews

Newscast talks policing culture with the Culture Editor, Katie Razzall, who's sitting in for Adam. She chats to the BBC's Tom Symonds about what's happened since Dame Cressida Dick resigned. We hear from Rufus Norris (at the National Theatre) and Erica Whyman (at the Royal Shakespeare Company) about what the industry has been through over the last few years, as well as their hopes for the future. Louis Theroux is back to talk about his new doc series. And Gogglebox's Scarlett Moffatt makes an appearance too! This episode of Newscast was made by John Murphy, Georgia Coan, Ben Cooper and Danny Wittenberg. The studio director was Emma Crowe. The assistant editor was Sam Bonham.

Welcome back to the 74th episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. The theatres may be closed, but art finds a way to survive! For the time being on this podcast we are rereleasing our past reviews, interviews, roundtables, and duet reviews in remastered audio only versions so you can take your CoH content on the go! For our 74th episode we are discussing the National Theatre's 2015 production of the medieval morality play Everyman, directed by Rufus Norris, from a new adaptation by Carol Ann Duffy, and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor in the title role. Follow us on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter: cohtheatre Follow our panelists: Mackenzie Horner (Before the Downbeat: A Musical Podcast) – Instagram/Facebook: BeforetheDownbeat Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3aYbBeNSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3sAbjAu Izzie Solis Lozano – Instagram: @izziewho // Website: https://www.isabelasolislozano.com Max Ackerman – Instagram: @mackerman12 // @dandeliontheatreto Ryan Borochovitz – [Just send all that love to CoH instead; he won't mind!] --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cup-of-hemlock-theatre/support

Our Guest today is UK based actor Gary Oliver. https://garyoliveractor.com/ Gary began his career in the Theatre most notably seasons at the Royal National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company He's worked with many great directors including Rufus Norris, Sir Trevor Nunn and David Farr. highlights include Festen at the Almeida and playing Marc Anthony for the RSC, and Julius Caesar in Stratford, America, and London. Since 2012 he's worked solely in tv and film with Game of thrones and the Netflix series - Young Wallander among his many credits Gary talked about the light and shade that creates a character and although he shows both in his performances for our discussion, we focused on a few of his darker qualities.

Today I had the privilege of speaking to my friend, and fellow actor, Christian Patterson. Christian and I both worked together at the National Theatre on a piece called "My Country; a work in progress", a verbatim play that centred around the result of the EU referendum of 2016 under the guidance of Rufus Norris, and Poet Laureate, at the time, Carol Ann Duffy. An experience that both of us treasure to this very day. It was a genuine pleasure to hear Christian's stories about his early life and work, to the challenges of working as an actor, and working at the National Theatre by my side. Great episode to record and to share with you! Instagram: goweroliver SPOTLIGHT PIN: 9097-9058-5261 Twitter: @GowerCritic --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/oliver-gower/message

Julian began his life surrounded by music with his siblings, and was sent away to music courses by his parents, where he developed a real need to make music and share it with others. Between his classical training at King's College Cambridge and the Royal Academy of Music in London, he explored the world of historical performance at the Schola Cantorum in Basel, where he swiftly learnt Swiss German, how to improvise on the organ, and much more. Soon after his studies, on a course with Mary King and Rufus Norris at English National Opera, Julian discovered some unusual tips and tricks he would later apply in his work with singers. Julian now plays harpsichord at the highest level, coaches, and conducts – including his recent acclaimed recordings of John Eccles' Semele with the Academy of Ancient Music and Cambridge Handel Opera Company, and the world premiere recording of Stephen Dodgson's Margaret Catchpole: Two Worlds Apart for Naxos, and is also the Artistic Director of Cambridge Handel Opera Company. You can read more about Julian on his website here , and find out more about Cambridge Handel Opera Company here. John Eccles' Semele, conducted by Julian is available here and Stephen Dodgsons's Margaret Catchpole: Two Worlds Apart is available here

Nina Steiger, Head of Play Development at the National Theatre, joins Artistic Director and member of the Genesis Kickstart Fund Advisory Council Rufus Norris in a lively discussion about this febrile time for theatre. Together, they discuss the crisis the sector is facing and how new work development and programming at the National Theatre is directly affected. They look at the future, at the need to refresh the canon and demistify the process of developing new work, with a focus on music theatre.

Sing and dance to your heart’s content. This is certainly our jam this week as our hosts, back from Coronavirus isolation, dive into three very different films that each look at music in a different way.FRANK (2014) Dir. Lenny Abrahamson, starring Michael Fassbender, Domhnall Gleeson, Maggie Gyllenhaal"A young aspiring musician finds himself far out of his element after he joins an eccentric pop group led by the enigmatic Frank, who wears a giant fake head. As the band prepare to record their debut album, their personal issues generate tension."Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A7iVIg_ry8LONDON ROAD (2015) Dir. Rufus Norris, starring Olivia Coleman, Tom Hardy, and the original West End Cast.`London Road' a Verbatim Musical that documents the events that occurred in 2006, when the quiet rural town of Ipswich, Suffolk, was shattered by the discovery of the bodies of five women.Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyBMYeG7pMMTHE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG (1964) Dir. Jacques Demy, starring Catherine Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo.A Franch Sung through musical about Genevieve, who is pregnant from Guy, a mere motor mechanic, and is pressurized by her mother to marry the wealthy Roland, who is ready to accept and raise her child. Will Genevieve accept the proposal?Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imCOi7pqKh0SOCIALShttps://twitter.com/picturerangershttps://www.instagram.com/picturerangers/facebook.com/MotionPictureRangers/Shane's Twitter:https://twitter.com/shanem_andersonJosh's Twitter:https://twitter.com/thatsundancekdFind us on Facebook, Twitter OR email us motionpicturerangers@gmail.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

London's National Theatre, under the leadership of Rufus Norris, is striving for unprecedented diversity on stage and in the audience, and during the pandemic, we can now see their productions at home.Also, we visit some of Australia's top dancers training in isolation, and we continue our search for great theatre, opera, dance and comedy we can watch online.

London's National Theatre, under the leadership of Rufus Norris, is striving for unprecedented diversity on stage and in the audience, and during the pandemic, we can now see their productions at home. Also, we visit some of Australia's top dancers training in isolation, and we continue our search for great theatre, opera, dance and comedy we can watch online.

London's National Theatre, under the leadership of Rufus Norris, is striving for unprecedented diversity on stage and in the audience, and during the pandemic, we can now see their productions at home. Also, we visit some of Australia's top dancers training in isolation, and we continue our search for great theatre, opera, dance and comedy we can watch online.

This week's guests are currently touring the UK in Rufus Norris's production of Cabaret. Kara Lily Hayworth (Sally Bowles) is best known for playing the title role in Cilla the musical on tour in 2017.  Charlie Hagerty (Cliff Bradshaw) has worked extensively in the US, Europe and in the UK where he now lives with his husband. He was also in the original Broadway cast of If/Then alongside Idina Menzel in 2014.  Mikey Worrall chats to Kara and Charlie at the New Wimbledon Theatre.  Subscribe to the podcast for more interviews with the artists and creatives you love. You can find more on our YouTube channel and at Backstagewith.com. Follow Backstage With... on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook to find out which stage door we’re going through next. Hosted by @mikeyworrall1.

Michael Billington reflects on almost 50 years and some 10,000 reviews as he steps down as the Guardian's chief theatre critic. Michael is introduced by Rufus Norris, Director of the National Theatre. A number of guests including actors Penelope Wilton, Simon Russell Beale, Aisling Loftus and Oliver Ford Davies read from some of Michael's favourite plays.

In The Frame is back for a second series, and our first guest is the legendary Anita Harris!As well as topping the charts as a singer, Anita is well-known for her performances on screen and stage. Anita famously starred in Carry On Doctor and Carry On Follow That Camel. She also appeared in countless other films and television shows, including Remember Jack Buchanan, The Television Machine, French and Saunders, Morecambe and Wise, The Magic Box and Midsomer Murders.In addition to playing Grizabella in Cats at the New London Theatre, Anita's stage credits include; My Cousin Rachel (Theatre Royal, Bath); Stepping Out (UK Tour); Double Double (UK Tour); Come On Jeeves (UK Tour); Unexpected Guest (UK Tour); Suddenly At Home (Kings Theatre, Southsea); Annie (UK Tour); Five Blue Haired Ladies Sitting on a Green Park Bench (UK Tour); Fatal Encounter (UK Tour) and The House of Stairs (UK Tour).Anita is currently touring the UK in Rufus Norris’ production of Cabaret as Fraulein Schneider.In this interview, Anita discusses her role in Cabaret and life on the road, plus stories from her career (and there's lots of singing along the way!).Cabaret tours the UK until Saturday 25th April 2020.Visit www.kenwright.com for tour dates and tickets.Hosted by Andrew Tomlins.Thanks for listening!Visit westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts.

The government says its proposed points-based immigration system is “firm and fair”. Business leaders warn it's “a disaster”. The Leader speaks to the Evening Standard's Jonathan Prynn to find out what the plans actually involve, and what their true impact on the UK and its economy could be. Will events like Wimbledon really be hit by a shortage of workers?The National Theatre's new season:When National Theatre artistic director Rufus Norris was appointed, he made diversity his main goal. Now he's confirmed he'll do another five years in the job, Evening Standard arts editor Nancy Durrant looks at whether or not he's achieved that. We also talk about the theatre's new season, including the return of Small Island. Subscribe, rate and review The Leader on Apple Podcasts, Acast, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Director Rufus Norris and Adapter Helen Edmundson reflect on their production of Small Island. Chaired by Brenda Emmanus.

Special guest Adam Pecht returns to Your Stupid Minds to cover another poorly thought out and shoddily made horror film: 1990’s Demon Wind! Cory (Eric Larson) and his girlfriend Elaine (Francine Lapensée) visit the beautiful Napa Valley. The recent suicide of Cory's father compels him to visit his family’s old home. He assembles ten of his closest friends to help with the investigation, including Elaine’s jock ex-boyfriend Dell (T-Force’s Bobby Johnston), some nerd (Stephen Quadros), and a magician who is probably their drug dealer (Rufus Norris). Despite the creepy gas station owner warning them, they go to the house and encounter a bunch of creepy stuff, such as a minotaur head, weird demon children who turn people into dolls, skeletons, flying knifes, a handwritten book with Latin phrases, and so on. Needless to say they all die and/or turn into Star Trek aliens. Spoiler alert.

How is a script transformed into a staged play? The UK’s National Theatre is one of the world’s most prolific producing houses and its artistic director Rufus Norris might have the biggest job in British theatre: balancing its commercial success with the need to take a chance on a new play. His latest production, Small Island, is the first theatrical adaptation of the well-known novel by Andrea Levy about Caribbean migration. Set in the 1940s, it deals with the experiences of Jamaicans and Britons around the arrival of the Empire Windrush in London. Arts broadcaster and journalist Fiona Lindsay talks to Rufus Norris, as well as members of the cast and crew, to explore the technical and creative challenges of this epic production. With unique access to the rehearsal room, she takes us behind the scenes at the National Theatre to discover how a complex and much-loved story is brought to new life on stage

In this episode, we're discussing Chichester Festival Youth Theatre's Christmas production of Sleeping Beauty, which runs in the Festival Theatre from 15 - 30 December 2018. Hear Rufus Norris, the writer and now director of the National Theatre speak about his adaptation of the original story, along with the director of our production Lucy Betts who is an ex-member of CFYT, followed by an interview with some of the cast. Recorded at Chichester Festival Theatre. Music by Ted Hayes

In our third episode, it's a kind of magic! We hear from Bronte Tadman, the only human character in Peppa Pig Live! After a quick visit to the Theatre Royal, we spoke to the artistic director of the National Theatre, Rufus Norris. At the Norwich Playhouse, we hear from Jamie Raven, a Britain's Got Talent finalist and one of the country's top magicians.

A panel event to launch Oberon’s new book Reasons to be Graeae, celebrating the first 38 years of the UK’s first disabled-led theatre company. Several of the books contributors including Jenny Sealey, Jack Thorne, Alison Halstead, Nicola Miles-Wildin, Rufus Norris and Daryl Beeton* will be talking about their involvement with Graeae over the last four decades, as well as taking questions. To read the transcript of this event visit: http://graeae.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Graeae-Launch-260418-draft-note.pdf

Macbeth is on at the National Theatre, The Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal Opera House, and there will be at least 15 more Macbeths at theatres and festivals around the country this year. Rufus Norris, director of the National's production, and Kit Monkman, who has made the latest film version, discuss why Shakespeare's play has such urgent appeal today.The British Council has been in the news because Moscow has shut down its activities in Russia. But what does the Council actually do? Alastair Niven, who was for four years Director of Literature at the British Council, explains its work, significance and why it sometimes falls foul of certain regimes.As music superstar partners Beyoncé and Jay-Z announce details of their new joint tour, Front Row decided to examine the delights and drawbacks when artists, who are couples, hit the road together. John talks to comedian Francesca Martinez and her touring partner actor Kevin Hely, and married musical duo Cara Dillon and Sam Lakeman.

The writer and director talk about their new production, Mosquitoes. Chaired by Dan Rebellato. Following her success with Chimerica, the world premiere of Kirkwood’s newest play is directed by Rufus Norris, Director of the National Theatre.

This week's podcast was recorded in the press room of The Stage Debut Awards, where winners and guest presenters spoke to Curtain Call's Theo Bosanquet about their own debuts. The answers were touching and surprising in equal measure (suffice it to say, we're keen to see Rufus Norris reprise his performance of a chicken). Guests you'll here from include Preeya Kalidas, Dan Gillespie Sells, Grace Moloney, Noma Dumezweni, Christina Bennington, Abraham Popoola, Lekan Lawal, Rufus Norris, Nica Burns and Kenneth Cranham. 

Ed Miliband talks to us about politics and performance, and gives us his reaction to My Country: A Work in Progress, a verbatim theatre piece exploring the aftermath of the EU referendum. Rufus Norris, Director of the play and the National Theatre itself, speaks about making plays in response to current events, and we talk with theatre makers from different corners of the UK about attitudes to Brexit, and to theatre, where they work.

The project producer, Pádraig Cusack, and the National's Director, Rufus Norris, talk about My Country.

Tim enjoyed a rare night out at the National Theatre to watch the new play about #Brexit, My Country; a work in progress. Directed by Rufus Norris and written by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, it's a play with a difference, using the transcripts from hundreds of members of the public who were asked what they thought about a changing Britain and its relationship with the European Union. The play will be touring the UK from Glasgow to Cardiff to Cambridge and more information can be found at nationaltheatre.org.uk

As Professor Brian Cox adds a number of arena shows to a live tour which has already made the Guinness World Records, he talks about turning science into an art form.The National Gallery's latest exhibition focuses on the creative partnership between Michelangelo (1475-1564) and Sebastiano del Piombo (1485-1547). Sarah Dunant, who has written novels set in this period of the Borgias, Medicis and Machiavelli, considers the cultural, historical and geographical context of the artists and how they were considered at the time. Ed Sheeran has 9 songs from his latest album in the UK top 10 Singles Chart. Music journalist Laura Snapes explains how.In response to the Brexit referendum, the National Theatre has created a new play, My Country; a work in progress. Critics from both sides of the political fence, Susannah Clapp and Lloyd Evans, review this collaboration between director Rufus Norris and the poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy.Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Hannah Robins.

Director of the upcoming A Midsummer Night's Dream and 2015's Measure for Measure at the Young Vic, Joe Hill-Gibbins came in for a chat at the YV about his career to date. From interviewing Rufus Norris for his dissertation, to running shows on day 3 of rehearsals and Kobna Holdbrook-Smith apparently roaming the streets with a broad sword as part of an improvisation gone awry. We also discuss Measure for Measure's design, iconography and those inflatable sex-dolls.

John Wilson is joined by cultural figures including Phil Redmond, Val McDermid, Dreda Say Mitchell, Rufus Norris, Wayne Hemingway, Samuel West, Jane and Louise Wilson, George the Poet and Anthony Anaxagorou to discuss how Britain's creative community can and should respond to the divisions in British society exposed by the EU Referendum result. With an audience at The Royal Society of Arts in London, they explore whether Brexit presents an artistic opportunity, if it signals a retreat from European culture, how it will be reflected in the books, films, plays and music of the next few years, and what art can do to help us navigate the realities of post-Brexit BritainProducer: Dixi Stewart.

Artistic Director of the National Theatre Rufus Norris chats to Suzy.

Russell T Davies first encountered A Midsummer Night's Dream as an 11 year old cast in the role of Bottom. Now the man who relaunched Dr Who and who has been described as the saviour of British television drama, discusses his desire to make his own production of Shakespeare's most exuberant play for TV with Kirsty Lang.Jane Austen is back on the big screen - this time based on her novella Lady Susan and adapted on film as Love and Friendship, starring Kate Beckinsale. The scheming Lady Susan Vernon dedicates herself to a hunt for a husband both for herself and her daughter Frederica, with implacable determination. Viv Groskop reviews.Rufus Norris, the artistic director of the National Theatre in London, talks about his new production of The Threepenny Opera. With a new translation by Simon Stephens, who also adapted The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, it stars Rory Kinnear as the amoral, antiheroic criminal Macheath, and Haydn Gwynne as the vengeful Mrs Peachum.On the eve of the 25th anniversary since the release of Ridley Scott's road movie Thelma & Louise - starring Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis - the novelist, game designer and self-professed feminist, Naomi Alderman celebrates the cult classic. Presenter : Kirsty Lang Producer : Dymphna Flynn.

She's been described as a swearing, chain-smoking version of Mother Teresa. Mother-of-two Liz Clegg was once a firefighter in Devon who hung out at music festivals. These days she spends most of her time in France, raising funds and caring round the clock for hundreds of young unaccompanied children in the so-called Jungle in Calais. Her efforts have attracted international attention, with Clegg being invited to discuss her work in the US. Her admirers in the UK include the actress Juliet Stevenson. Becky Milligan speaks to Liz Clegg's daughter Inca, her childhood friend Rufus Norris and others to reveal how she became a surrogate mother to so many. Presenter: Becky Milligan Producer: Ben Crighton.

London Road is a film of the groundbreaking musical play. Directed by Rufus Norris, it tells the story of a community in Ipswich recovering from a series of gruesome murders. Louis de Bernieres' latest novel The Dust That Falls From Clouds looks at the lives of those 'left behind' by the First World War Channel 4's The Tribe is applying the techniques usually used in programmes such as 24 Hours in A+E to a tribe in rural Ethiopia - lots of cameras, lots of microphones and unique access to a largely hitherto unknown community. Patrick Marber's play The Red Lion deals with non-league football, corruption and compromised integrity. A retrospective exhibition of the work of Belgian artist Carsten Holler has opened at The Hayward Gallery in London. His work is characterised by playful interactivity - will it impress or delight our reviewers? Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Abigail Morris, Emma Jane Unsworth and Kerry Shale. The producer is Oliver Jones.

The choreographer and director discuss their new production of Everyman with Bonnie Greer.

The acclaimed director, Rufus Norris, has just taken over as Artistic Director of the National Theatre – a role that is widely regarded as the biggest job in British theatre. Here he is in discussion with Robin Geffen.

The acclaimed director, Rufus Norris, has just taken over as Artistic Director of the National Theatre – a role that is widely regarded as the biggest job in British theatre. Here he is in discussion with Robin Geffen.

Director Rufus Norris and actress Meera Syal discuss Behind the Beautiful Forevers, a new play by David Hare based on the book by Katherine Boo. Find out more and book tickets here: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/behind-the-beautiful-forevers

Director Rufus Norris and actress Meera Syal discuss Behind the Beautiful Forevers, a new play by David Hare based on the book by Katherine Boo. Find out more and book tickets here: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/behind-the-beautiful-forevers

With John Wilson. Five of the world's greatest ballet stars are together on stage this week in Kings Of The Dance at The London Coliseum. John talks to principal dancers Roberto Bolle and Marcelo Gomes. John Banville, the Man Booker Prize winning author of The Sea, also writes crime fiction under the pen name Benjamin Black. Now Banville, writing as Black, has taken on the legacy of Raymond Chandler and penned a hardboiled detective novel. John Banville discusses Chandler's iconic private eye, Phillip Marlowe, and the re-creation of Chandler's literary style. The life of French designer Yves Saint Laurent is the subject of two films this year. The first biopic looks at his taking over Christian Dior's fashion house at the age of 21, and finding creative success whilst battling with personal demons. Linda Grant, Orange Prize winner and author of The Thoughtful Dresses, reviews. Director Nicholas Hytner discusses his plans for the National Theatre in the year ahead. It's the last year Hytner will be responsible for the theatre, before Rufus Norris takes over the role. The season is dominated by new works from David Hare, Polly Stenham and Tom Stoppard. Producer: Rebecca Nicholson.

It's 40 years since the National Theatre was led by someone who wasn't a Cambridge graduate, but this week it was announced that Rufus Norris - who spent his late teens as a painter and decorator - would succeed Sir Nicholas Hytner as the theatre's director. So why is Norris such a popular choice for British theatre's top job? Mary Ann Sieghart looks at the making of a director whose work includes collaborations with Damon Albarn and the London Community Gospel Choir and a musical about a real-life serial killer.

Mark Lawson talks to Sir David Jason about balancing privacy with autobiography; to the new artistic director of the National Theatre, Rufus Norris, on learning to speak up for UK drama; to songwriter Tori Amos and playwright Samuel Adamson about their new musical fairytale for the 21st century; and he follows a Frank Auerbach picture into a Luton primary school; while Kirsty Lang meets writer Penelope Lively; and John Wilson talks to Sir Paul McCartney about finding new things to do at 71.

Philip Dodd discusses the announcement of the winner of this year's Man Booker Prize with Sarah Churchwell. Susannah Clapp is in the studio discussing Rufus Norris, the director revealed today as the new Artistic Director of the National Theatre. Philip is joined by the Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland and historian of US politics Prof Philip Davis to discuss the current US shutdown. James Malpas and Karen Leeder review the new Paul Klee exhibtion at the Tate Modern. And Philip takes a trip into the heart and history of the Kremlin and asks the historian Catherine Merridale about it's secrets.

With Mark Lawson This morning it was announced that Rufus Norris will succeed Nicholas Hytner as the new director of the National Theatre. Norris, who has been associate director of the National Theatre for two years, where he directed the Amen Corner and London Road among other productions, will take over from April 2015. Rufus Norris talks to Mark Lawson about his future plans. As Sir David Jason, the star of Only Fools And Horses, Open All Hours, The Darling Buds of May, and A Touch of Frost, marks his five decade long career with an autobiography, he reveals why his career began almost by accident and how he can do an uncanny impression of Julian Clary. The artist Jeremy Deller shows Mark around his latest exhibition, All That Is Solid Melts Into Air, which has opened at Manchester Art Gallery. The show, which will tour the UK, explores what Deller sees as the continuing impact of the Industrial Revolution on British popular culture. Producer Ekene Akalawu.

Roel Bentz van den Berg bespreekt Broken, het speelfilmdebuut van de Britse theaterregisseur Rufus Norris over een reeks gebeurtenissen rond een tiener die ziet hoe haar agressieve buurman de wat simpele overbuurjongen zomaar in elkaar slaat. Muzikant Spinvis (Erik de Jong) is dit voorjaar Cultural Professor aan de Technische Universiteit Delft. [...]

Shereen El Feki, author of Sex and the Citadel, joins Philip Dodd to explore how the struggles for political change in the Arab world have been accompanied by a sexual revolution. Professor Andrew Hussey explains how the culture and history of France can by understood by observing the history of the Louvre. As Science is becoming ever more popular in our news and consciousness, neuroscientist Daniel Glaser and philosopher of science Rupert Read discuss whether we are living through a new age of Enlightenment. And critic Nigel Floyd reviews Broken, the new film directed by Rufus Norris.

Philip Dodd along with Dr Tim Stanley and Paul Glastris review the American version of the political thriller House of Cards. Deborah Cohen, Mark Vernon and Charlotte Blease discuss shame and guilt amongst the British family from the Victorian era to the present day. Rufus Norris and Rotimi Babatunde discuss Feast, a new production at the Young Vic, London. And Auschwitz survivor Otto Dov Kulka tells Philip about his unique education at the hands of the Nazi's.

With Kirsty Lang. It's been eight years since Lesley Garrett stepped on to the opera stage. Television, West End musicals and Strictly Come Dancing have been occupying her instead. Now she's back with Opera North, the company she began her career with, in a new production of Poulenc's one woman opera La Voix Humaine. She reflects on playing a woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown, and sets a challenge for contemporary opera composers. Feast is a new play created by writers from Cuba, Brazil, America, Britain and Nigeria, and directed by Rufus Norris. It explores the Yoruba culture and what happened to it after slavery created a far flung diaspora. British writer Gbolahan Obisesan and director Rufus Norris discuss the genesis of the project. A new DVD From the Sea to the Land Beyond is a lyrical portrait of Britain's coastline from 1901 to the present day. The film travels through both World Wars, into peacetime and the modern age, and is all drawn from the BFI National Archive. The coast is explored as a place of leisure, industry and wild nature, and the film has been directed by Penny Woolcock, with a specially composed soundtrack by Brighton band British Sea Power. Penny Woolcock and British Sea Power's Martin Noble talk about their collaboration. An American adaptation of Michael Dobbs' political thriller House Of Cards is a genuine first, being a major TV series that is not being shown on television. Instead this big budget drama, starring Kevin Spacey, will be available only via Netflix, the download website. Mark Damazer delivers his verdict on whether this particular house of cards will stand or fall. Producer Stephen Hughes.

Det handlar om Stockholms filmfestival i veckans Kino. Vi har pratat om utseendefixering med hedersgästen Willem Dafoe, försöker navigera mellan fakta och fiktion i call girl-debatten. Och träffar festivalens solstråle Peter Fonda. En av festivalens utländska hedersgäster är den amerikanska skådespelaren Willem Dafoe, som tilldelas det nyinstiftade priset Stockholm Achievement Award. I juryns motivering står det bland annat att han med sin trettioåriga karriär - där han spelat allt från Gröna trollet i Spindelmannen till Jesus i Kristi sista frestelse - är en av världens mest mångfacetterade skådespelare, som kan "hypnotisera en publik genom endast ett ögonkast". Och just de där speciella ögonen och det speciella utseendet var det som Kinos Thella Johnson bestämde sig för att fråga om, när hon träffade Willem Dafoe på festivalens första dag. En av favoriterna till att ta hem pris i tävlingsserien på filmfestivalen i Stockholm är Beasts of the Southern Wild - som redan tagit hem priser på tunga festivaler som Sundance och Cannes. I just Cannes fick Kinos Lisa Bergström en intervju med regissören Benh Zeitlin, som då fortfarande var ovetande om det kommande prisregnet för hans sagolika film om den sexåriga flickan Hushpuppy, som bor i en stad som vagt liknar New Orleans... men som i filmen kallas för The Bathtub. Den svenska filmhöstens stora samtalsämne är Mikael Marcimains Call Girl. En film som anklagats för att peka ut Olof Palme som sexköpare av minderåriga - medan upphovspersonerna menar att det är en fri fantasi med inslag hämtade från verkligheten. Kino bjöd in filmens regissör, Mikael Marcimain och manusförfattaren Marietta von Hausswolff von Baumgarten för att prata om gränsen mellan fiktion och verklighet. Regissören Rufus Norris är en av den brittiska teaterscenens klarast lysande stjärnor. Han har skrivit operan Doctor Dee tillsammans med Blurs Damon Albarn och blivit hyllad för sin uppsättning av musikalklassikern Cabaret i West End i London. Och på Stockholms filmfestival kan man nu se långfilmsdebuten Broken, om en elvaårig flickas dramatiska sommar i ett på ytan idylliskt bostadsområde - där det finns mängder av hemligheter under den lugna ytan. Karin Svensson älskade filmen, och stämde träff med regissören Rufus Norris på hans hemmaplan numera. På English National Opera i London. En av dem som är med och bestämmer om Broken, Call Girl eller Beasts of the Southern Wild kommer att vinna priser i tävlingsserien är Peter Fonda, som är ordförande i juryn. Lillebror till Jane Fonda och pappa till skådespelerskan Bridget Fonda, och som trots att han varit verksam som skådespelare, regissör och manusförfattare sedan tidigt 60-tal fortfarande förknippas mest med filmen Easy Rider från 1969, som han skrev manus till. Där han i sin roll som Captain America, en sorts mc-buren hippie, far runt på en fientlig amerikansk landsbygd tillsammans med sin lika flippade vapendragare Dennis Hopper, som förresten regisserade denna oväntade succéfilm. Karsten Thurfjell träffade en ungdomsidol på bästa humör. Veckans Bäst just nu-tipsar från Kinoredaktionen är Nina Asarnoj som bland annat arrangerat sin egen Nora Ephron-minneshögtid.

The writer Alecky Blythe, composer Adam Cork and director Rufus Norris discuss their award winning work, London Road, with Dan Rebellato.

The writer Alecky Blythe, composer Adam Cork and director Rufus Norris discuss their award winning work, London Road, with Dan Rebellato.