Prestigious award for Halifax theatre company founder
The founder of a Halifax theatre company has received a prestigious award.
Barrie Rutter, who founded Northern Broadsides Theatre Company, has received an honorary doctorate from the University of West London.
Mr Rutter received the award during a ceremony at the Allianz Stadium in Twickenham on Tuesday, July 21.
Paying tribute to his colleagues over the years, Mr Rutter said: “It’s an accolade for all my colleagues over the years who have helped and who I have worked with; actors, producers and designers.
“They are all inherently present in the award and I pay tribute to them.”
This latest accolade is Mr Rutter’s fifth honorary doctorate, and recognises his services to theatre.
The actor and theatre director led the Dean Clough-based Northern Broadsides for 25 years before stepping down in 2018.
Mr Rutter, 79, lives in the Savile Park area of Halifax, and is an active performer and teacher, including at the Bristol Old Vic.