‘It’s a relief … I’m irrelevant !’ : Rufus Norris on life after the National Theatre

He stood down as boss of the NT – and threw himself into kayaking, writing and DIY. The veteran director talks about his new start aged 60, mourning his mother – and directing Death of a Salesman in Turkish There were several big endings for Rufus Norris in 2025, all crammed into the same few (…)