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Ru graduated in 2000 and worked in London making scenery, props and costumes for small theatre companies. After working for The Mercury Theatre in Colchester and Theme Traders in Cricklewood he joined the Stage Crew of The Lion King, making masks for Trestle Theatre Company between shows. He became a full time Prop maker working for the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford up Avon, Warwickshire

“I started with the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2003 as a Scenic assistant, advanced through Costume hire and began work as a full time Prop maker in 2006

Ru left the Theatre in 2020 to work freelance as a Prop maker and Special effects technician based in Warwickshire

Contact Rufus on 07814102583 to check his availability

Year 2023

‘Phoenix Rise’ BBC TV on location and prop store (Set decorator)

Sister Boniface’ BBC TV on location and prop store (Set decorator)

‘ee Broadband’ TV Commercial for Pulse Films on location and workshop (SFX Technician, rain and carpet tunnel build

‘This Town’ BBC/ Kudos, at Sky blue Studios and various locations (SFX Technician atmos, fire, molotovs, drip rig, fire cover)

Year 2022

‘A Town Called Malice’ Sky Original, (Prop build and flame check fabrics)

Three Little Birds’ Tiger Aspect Productions at Sky blue Studios, Leamington and Birmingham (SA welder, SFX Technician, atmos and fire)

‘Bodies’ Moonage Pictures for Netflix at Versa Leeds Studios, Bradford and Hull (SFX Technician, window rain rig, drop box contents, atmos, fire and breakaway glass)

‘Wednesday Addams’ Netflix at Agogvivid workshop (SFX workshop prep, fire torches)

Year 2021

‘Inside man’ Heartswood films at Stage 50 Farnborough (SFX Technician, atmos, wind, fire, and prop build)

‘The Larkins’ Objective fiction on location, Bluebell Railway and farm (SFX prop build, atmos, wind, fire)

‘TikTok’ Rogue films at Black Island (SFX prop build, TikTok fossil, fire torches)

‘Rag doll’ Alibi films productions at Olympic park, Barnet, Brixton (SFX Technician, rain and fire, rig build and install, burning body creation)

‘Ikea’ Pulse films at Muswell hill, Creekside (Robot costume build, Artem)

‘Dominoes Pizza’ Commercial video at Agogvivid workshop (SFX box mechanism)

‘The Last Bus’ Wildseed productions at Anyfx workshop (SFX build, gunge window box rig)

‘Becoming Elizabeth’ Forge Entertainment at Broughton Castle (SFX bonfire rig, fire torches)