Rufus Norris, Julia Fawcett

Join Rufus Norris, the director of the National Theatre and chief executive of The Lowry Julia Fawcett OBE as they discuss the National Theatre’s relationship with The Lowry and the North West region.

As a partner company of The Lowry, the National Theatre regularly performs in Salford, including in recent years tours of: One Man, Two Guvnors; War Horse and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time. The second UK tour of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time will open at The Lowry in January 2017, and Sally Cookson’s thrilling adaptation of Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre will open in Salford in April 2017.

An opportunity to find out more about the multi-award winning new director of the National Theatre and his plans for the company. Rufus’ recent work for the National Theatre has included: London Road (which he also directed on film), wonder.land (with music by Damon Albarn) and opened in Manchester, Everyman, Behind the Beautiful Forevers, The Amen Corner and Table.