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==Biography==
Rutter was born and brought up in [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]], [[East Riding of Yorkshire]], England, attending Newton Hall, part of [[Greatfield Estate, Kingston upon Hull#Schools|Greatfield High School]].
He participated in school plays, joining the [[National Youth Theatre]] and at the age of 17 in 1964, he left Hull to live with his aunt in [[Kennington]], London. He later studied at the [[Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama]], but left early before finishing the course to go on a European tour with the NYT.<ref name="Guar Mar 2012"/>
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His final production with the company was ''The Captive Queen'', an adaptation of [[John Dryden]]'s ''[[Aureng-zebe]]'', at the [[Sam Wanamaker Playhouse]] in February and March 2018; as well as directing, he played the part of the emperor.<ref name="billington">{{cite news|last1=Billington|first1=Michael|title=The Captive Queen review – Rutter bows out with rhyming couplets and marital spats|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/feb/08/the-captive-queen-review-sam-wanamaker-playhouse|work=The Guardian|date=8 February 2018}}</ref><ref name="globe">{{cite web|title=The Captive Queen|url=http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on-2018/the-captive-queen|publisher=Shakespeare's Globe|accessdate=4 March 2018}}</ref>
In April 2023 he performed a one-man one-night show titled ''Shakespeare's Royals'' in Halifax.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wilkinson |first1=Sue |title=Barrie Rutter returns with a new, very fitting, one-man, one-night show, Shakespeare's Royals, to the Viaduct, Halifax, later this month. |url=https://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/arts-and-culture/theatre-and-stage/northern-broadsides-founder-barrie-rutter-returns-to-halifaxs-viaduct-for-night-of-shakespeare-4108400 |access-date=15 July 2023 |work=Halifax Courier |date=18 April 2023}}</ref> He toured the same show in 2024 to venues including [[The Dukes, Lancaster|The Dukes]] in [[Lancaster, Lancashire|Lancaster]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Blade |first1=Michelle |title=The Dukes in Lancaster announces new season in 2024 to include two week family festival |url=https://www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/news/national/the-dukes-in-lancaster-announces-new-season-in-2024-to-include-two-week-family-festival-4454301 |access-date=25 February 2024 |work=Lancaster Guardian |date=21 December 2023}}</ref> [[Stephen Joseph Theatre]] in [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wild |first1=Stephi |title=Barrie Rutter OBE Brings One-Man Show Shakespeare's Royals to Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/uk-regional/article/Barrie-Rutter-OBE-Brings-One-Man-Show-SHAKESPEARES-ROYALS-to-Scarboroughs-Stephen-Joseph-Theatre-20240206 |access-date=25 February 2024 |work=BroadwayWorld.com |date=6 February 2024 |language=en}}</ref> and the [[Georgian Theatre Royal]] in [[Richmond, North Yorkshire]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Willis |first1=Joe |title=Tickets on sale for Georgian Theatre Royal's spring/summer season |url=https://www.richmondshiretoday.co.uk/tickets-on-sale-for-georgian-theatre-royal-spring-summer-season/ |access-date=25 February 2024 |work=Richmondshire Today |date=18 January 2024}}</ref> In October 2024 he had a role in long-running radio series ''[[The Archers]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC Radio 4 - The Archers, 01/11/2024 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0024fnp |website=BBC |access-date=29 October 2024 |date=1 November 2024}}</ref>
==Personal life==
He married American Carol Chillington in 1978, and moved near to [[Stratford-on-Avon]] when Chillington got a job at [[Warwick University]]. They have two daughters,<ref name="Guar Mar 2012"/> and were divorced before 2009.<ref name="arnot">{{cite news |last1=Arnot |first1=Chris |title=Her heart upon her sleeve |url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2009/jan/27/professor-carol-rutter |access-date=25 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=27 January 2009}}</ref>
In January 2020 ''[[The Yorkshire Post]]'' said that Rutter had been diagnosed with [[throat cancer]].<ref name="ahad 2020jan">{{cite news |last1=Ahad |first1=Nick |title=Stage star Barrie Rutter faces cancer fight |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/people/stage-star-barrie-rutter-faces-cancer-fight-1-10228326 |accessdate=30 January 2020 |work=Yorkshire Post |date=30 January 2020}}</ref> By October 2020 he reported "Well, they don't call it the 'all-clear', they call it fully tested, but yes, I am back to normal" and was planning a performance of ''An Evening with Barrie Rutter'' at [[Holbeck Working Men's Club|The Holbeck]] in Leeds.<ref name="ahad 2020oct">{{cite news |last1=Ahad |first1=Nick |title=Barrie Rutter: "As soon as I got the all-clear, I bought £600 of wine" |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/barrie-rutter-as-soon-as-i-got-the-all-clear-i-bought-ps600-of-wine-3005424 |access-date=25 February 2024 |date=18 October 2020}}</ref>
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