Nicholas Hytner
Director
Film, TV & Theatre
Film, TV & Theatre
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 was Director of the National Theatre from 2003 until March 2015.
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.
Film
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
THE MADNESS OF KING GEORGE | ||
THE CRUCIBLE | ||
THE OBJECT OF MY AFFECTION | ||
CENTER STAGE | ||
THE HISTORY BOYS | ||
THE LADY IN THE VAN |
Opera
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
THE TURN OF THE SCREW | Kent Opera | |
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO | Kent Opera | |
SAKUNTALA | Wexford Festival Opera | |
KING PRIAM | Kent Opera | |
RIENZI | ENO | |
XERXES | ENO | |
GIULIO CESARE | Paris Opera | |
THE KING GOES FORTH TO FRANCE | Royal Opera | |
THE KNOT GARDEN | Royal Opera | |
THE MAGIC FLUTE | ENO | |
LE NOZZE DE FIGARO | Geneva Opera | |
LA CLEMENZA DI TITO | Glyndebourne | |
THE FORCE OF DESTINY | ENO | |
DON GIOVANNI | Bavarian State Opera | |
THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN | Paris Opera | |
COSI FAN TUTTE | Glyndebourne | |
DON CARLO | Metropolitan Opera | |
DON CARLO | Royal Opera |
Theatre
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
ABSURD PERSON SINGULAR | Northcott Theatre | |
JUMPERS | Royal Exchange Theatre | |
THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL | Chichester Festival Theatre | |
AS YOU LIKE IT | Royal Exchange Theatre | |
MUMBO JUMBO | Royal Exchange Theatre | |
THE TEMPEST | RSC | |
MEASURE FOR MEASURE | Barbican Theatre | |
GHETTO | National Theatre | |
VOLPONE | Almeida | |
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS | Olivier Theatre | |
MISS SAIGON | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane | |
MISS SAIGON | Broadway Theatre | |
KING LEAR | Barbican Theatre | |
THE MADNESS OF GEORGE III | National Theatre | |
THE RECRUITING OFFICER | Olivier Theatre | |
CAROUSEL | National Theatre | |
CAROUSEL | Lincoln Center Theatre | |
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST | Aldwych | |
THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN | Cottesloe Theatre | |
TWELFTH NIGHT | Lincoln Center Theatre | |
THE LADY IN THE VAN | Queens | |
ORPHEUS DESCENDING | Donmar Warehouse | |
CRESSIDA | The Albery | |
THE WINTER'S TALE | Olivier Theatre | |
MOTHER CLAP'S MOLLY HOUSE | Lyttleton Theatre | |
SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS | Martin Beck Theatre | |
HENRY V | Olivier Theatre | |
TWELFTH NIGHT | PBS | |
THE MADNESS OF KING GEORGE | Channel 4 | |
THE CRUCIBLE | Twentieth Century Fox | |
HENRY V | Lyttleton Theatre | |
THE OBJECT OF MY AFFECTION | Twentieth Century Fox | |
HIS DARK MATERIALS | Olivier Theatre | |
THE HISTORY BOYS | Lyttleton Theatre | |
STUFF HAPPENS | Olivier Theatre | |
HENRY IV PARTS 1 & 2 | Olivier Theatre | |
SOUTHWARK FAIR | Cottesloe Theatre | |
THE ALCHEMIST | Olivier Theatre | |
THE MAN OF MODE | Olivier Theatre | |
RAFTA RAFTA | Lyttleton Theatre | |
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING | Olivier Theatre | |
MAJOR BARBARA | Olivier Theatre | |
ENGLAND PEOPLE VERY NICE | Olivier Theatre | |
PHEDRE | Lyttleton Theatre | |
THE HABIT OF ART | Lyttleton Theatre | |
LONDON ASSURANCE | Olivier Theatre | |
HAMLET | Olivier Theatre | |
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS | Lyttleton Theatre | |
COLLABORATORS | Cottesloe Theatre | |
TRAVELLING LIGHT | Lyttleton Theatre | |
TIMON OF ATHENS | Olivier Theatre | |
OTHELLO | Olivier Theatre | |
GREAT BRITAIN | Lyttleton Theatre | |
THE HARD PROBLEM | Dorfman Theatre | |
YOUNG MARX | The Bridge Theatre | |
JULIUS CAESAR | The Bridge Theatre | |
ALLELUJAH! | The Bridge Theatre | |
ALYS, ALWAYS | The Bridge Theatre | |
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM | The Bridge Theatre | |
TWO LADIES | The Bridge Theatre | |
BEAT THE DEVIL | The Bridge Theatre | |
BACH AND SONS | The Bridge Theatre | |
LA BELLE SAUVAGE | The Bridge Theatre | |
STRAIGHT LINE CRAZY | The Bridge Theatre | |
THE SOUTHBURY CHILD | The Bridge Theatre | |
JOHN GABRIEL BORKMAN | The Bridge Theatre |