Nicholas Hytner has been Director of the National Theatre since 2003, and heads a team that produces around 20 new shows each year.
Since 1989 he has directed 28 productions at the National, including The Madness of George III, Henry V, His Dark Materials, The History Boys, Stuff Happens, Henry IV Parts 1 and 2, Much Ado About Nothing, England People Very Nice, Phedre, The Habit of Art, London Assurance, Hamlet and Collaborators.
On Broadway he has directed The History Boys, Sweet Smell of Success and Miss Saigon; and at Lincoln Center Theater Carousel and Twelfth Night.
He has directed opera at the Royal Opera House, the Metropolitan Opera (Don Carlo, 2010) and the Paris Opera.
Films: The Madness of King George, The Crucible, The Object of My Affection, The History Boys.
He has won two Tony awards for directing Carousel and The History Boys, and one as producer of War Horse.
Nicholas HytnerOthello
Nicholas Hytner TImon of Athens
Nicholas Hytner
Nicholas Hytner, One Man, Two Guvnors
Nicholas Hytner, One Man, Two Guvnors
Nicholas Hytner, War Horse
Nicholas Hytner, The History Boys
Nicholas Hytner, The History Boys
Nicholas Hytner, The History Boys
Nicholas HytnerHistory Boys
Nicholas HytnerOrpheus Descending
Nicholas Hytner, Carousel
Nicholas Hytner, Carousel
Nicholas Hytner, Carousel
Nicholas Hytner , Miss Saigon
Nicholas Hytner, Miss Saigon
Nicholas HytnerGhetto
Nicholas HytnerGhetto
Nicholas Hytner has been nominated for various awards throughout his career, including Best Director at the Evening Standard Awards for "Othello" and "Timon of Athens." He also received the Lebedev Special Award at the Evening Standard Awards. Hytner's nominations include Outstanding Director of a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "One Man, Two Guvnors" and Best Direction of a Play at the Tony Awards for the same production. He was also nominated for Best Play at the Tony Awards for "War Horse." Additionally, Hytner received nominations for Outstanding Director of a Play at the Drama Desk Awards and the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "The History Boys." He was also nominated for Best Director at the Olivier Awards for "History Boys" and "Orpheus Descending." In the musical category, Hytner was nominated for Outstanding Director at the Drama Desk Awards for "Carousel," Best Direction of a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Carousel," and Best Director of a Musical at the Olivier Awards for "Carousel." He also received nominations for Best Director at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Miss Saigon" and Best Direction of a Musical at the Tony Awards for the same production. Hytner's accolades include Director of the Year at the Olivier Awards for "Ghetto" and Best Director at the Evening Standard Awards for "Ghetto."
Nicholas Hytner has won several awards throughout his career, including Best Director at the Evening Standard Awards for "Timon of Athens" and a Lebedev Special Award at the Evening Standard Awards. He also won Outstanding Director of a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "One Man, Two Guvnors," Best Play at the Tony Awards for "War Horse," Outstanding Director of a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "The History Boys," and Outstanding Director of a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "The History Boys." Hytner's accolades also include Best Direction of a Play at the Tony Awards for "The History Boys," Best Director at the Olivier Awards for "History Boys," Best Direction of a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Carousel," Best Director of a Musical at the Olivier Awards for "Carousel," and another Best Director honor at the Evening Standard Awards for "Ghetto."
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