Julia Rufey trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.  Theatre credits include:  Hermia, A Midsummer Night's Dream;  Mistress Quickley, Henry V;  Lucy, The Rivals;  Sonya, Uncle Vanya; Anna, Ivanov;  Maureen, Madam Blavatski Lives;  Grace Dalrymple Elliot, Terror;  Sheila, A Chorus Line;  Sally, Follies;  The Baker's Wife, Into The Woods;  Woman 1, Putting It Together;  Reno Sweeney, Anything Goes;  Lily Vanessi, Kiss Me Kate.  Julia has also toured extensively with the female comedy sketch group Mutton and has appeared in various radio comedy programmes. 

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Television credits include: Softly Softly, The Kett Rebellion, General Hospital, The Bill and Family Affairs.

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Directing credits include: Blithe Spirit, Henry V, Macbeth, The Norman Conquests, Noises Off, French Without Tears, Oklahoma!, South Pacific, Carousel, The King and I, The Sound of Music, Annie, Crazy For You, Anything Goes, Broadway Pirates, Andrew Lloyd Webber's Song and Dance and Tell Me On A Sunday as a separate show, Aspects of Love, Into The Woods, Sweeney Todd, Guys and Dolls, Oh What a Lovely War, Jekyll & Hyde, Sister Act and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Julia also directed the World Premier of Fast food The Musical and the UK premier of Cole Porter's lost musical Jubilee in London.