Barney Norris
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Norris was born in Chichester in West Sussex, later moving to Wiltshire where he attended Bishop Wordsworth's School in Salisbury. He studied English at Keble College, Oxford, and creative writing at Royal Holloway, University of London.[3]
Career
After leaving university, he founded the touring Up in Arms Theatre Company[4] with the director Alice Hamilton, and worked in the theatre as assistant to Thelma Holt, Michael Frayn, Peter Gill, and Max Stafford-Clark, before becoming a full-time writer. He is a lecturer in creative writing at the University of Oxford,[5] and reviews fiction regularly for The Guardian.[6]
Writing
Norris's early plays were produced by his company Up in Arms, usually on tour and often in partnership with other theatres.[7] Following the success of his first full-length play Visitors,[8] he began to write for other companies, and has since worked with Salisbury Playhouse,[9] and the Bush Theatre.[10]
Politics
In February 2024, Norris was announced as the Green Party of England and Wales candidate for the Salisbury constituency at the 2024 general election.[11]
