Award winning theatre director Rufus Norris has been appointed as Director of the National Theatre, taking over from Nicholas Hytner who steps down in April 2015, after leading the National Theatre through successful productions including The History Boys, One Man, Two Guv'nors and War Horse.

Norris, who's been an Associate Director at the National for the last two years, said his aim in his new role is to 'to fill our theatres with the most exciting, accessible and ground-breaking work our unique and broad community of artists has to offer'.