Complex sentence: Born in Kettering, Northamptonshire and brought up in Norfolk, Richard Hope attended Oakham School in Rutland from 1967--71 and trained at the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain from 1972-76.
Split into simpler sentences: Born in Kettering, Northamptonshire and brought up in Norfolk, Richard Hope attended Oakham School 1967--71. He trained at the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain from 1972-76.