Client details
Nicholas Hytner
Director
Agent
| Anthony Jones |
About
| Nicholas Hytner was born in Manchester, and educated at Manchester Grammar School and Cambridge University, where he read English. Following brief spells as an actor and assistant stage manager, his first theatre productions were at the Northcott Theatre, Exeter. He then directed a series of productions at the Leeds Playhouse, and in 1985 became an Associate Director of the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester. His productions in Manchester included Shakespeare's AS YOU LIKE IT, Marlowe's EDWARD II, Schiller's DON CARLOS, Wycherley's THE COUNTRY WIFE and Robin Glendinning's MUMBO JUMBO. Nicholas continues to work in theatre as well as film. He took up his post as Director of the National Theatre in April 2003. He has received two Oliver Awards, two Evening Standard Awards, the London Critics Circle Award, a Drama Desk Award and a Tony. His film THE MADNESS OF KING GEORGE received the Alexandra Korda BAFTA for Best British Film and was nominated for two further BAFTAs (Best Film, Best Director). It was also nominated for the Cannes Palme D'Or and won the Evening Standard Best Film Award. |
Other
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| RAFTA RAFTA | Lyttleton Theatre | |
| SOUTHWARK FAIR | Cottesloe Theatre | |
| HENRY IV PARTS 1 & 2 | Olivier Theatre | |
| STUFF HAPPENS | Olivier Theatre | |
| THE HISTORY BOYS | Lyttleton Theatre | |
| HIS DARK MATERIALS | Olivier Theatre | |
| HENRY V | Lyttleton Theatre | |
| THE HISTORY BOYS | DNA/Twentieth Century Fox | |
| THE OBJECT OF MY AFFECTION | Twentieth Century Fox | |
| THE CRUCIBLE | Twentieth Century Fox | |
| THE MADNESS OF KING GEORGE | Channel 4 | |
| TWELFTH NIGHT | PBS | |
| KING LEAR | ||
| THE TEMPEST | ||
| MEASURE FOR MEASURE | ||
| AT THE NATIONAL THEATRE | ||
| HENRY V | ||
| MOTHER CLAP'S MOLLY HOUSE | ||
| THE WINTER'S TALE | ||
| THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN | ||
| CAROUSEL | ||
| THE RECRUITING OFFICER | ||
| THE MADNESS OF KING GEORGE III | ||
| THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS | ||
| GHETTO | ||
| ORPHEUS DESCENDING | Donmar Warehouse | |
| CRESSIDA | The Albery | |
| THE LADY IN THE VAN | Queens | |
| THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST | Aldwych | |
| VOLPONE | Almeida | |
| MISS SAIGON | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane | |
| SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS | Martin Beck Theatre | |
| TWELFTH NIGHT | Lincoln Center Theatre | |
| CAROUSEL | Lincoln Center Theatre | |
| MISS SAIGON | Broadway Theatre | |
| COSI FAN TUTTE | Glyndebourne | |
| DON GIOVANNI | Bavarian State Opera | |
| LE NOZZE DE FIGARO | Geneva Opera | |
| GIULIO CESARE | Paris Opera | |
| THE KNOT GARDEN | Royal Opera | |
| THE KING GOES FORTH TO FRANCE | Royal Opera | |
| THE FORCE OF DESTINY | ENO | |
| THE MAGIC FLUTE | ENO | |
| XERXES | ENO | |
| RIENZI | ENO |
