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," and the Lebedev Special Award at the Evening Standard Awards. He was also nominated for 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. Hytner's nominations also include Best Play at the Tony Awards for "War Horse," and Outstanding Director of a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "The History Boys." Additionally, he was nominated for Best Director at the Olivier Awards for "The History Boys" and "Orpheus Descending," and won the Director of the Year award at the Olivier Awards for "Ghetto." Other nominations include Outstanding Director - Musical 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." Hytner was also nominated 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.
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. He also received the Outstanding Director of a Play award from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "One Man, Two Guvnors" and a Tony Award for Best Play for "War Horse." Additionally, he won the Outstanding Director of a Play award at the Drama Desk Awards and the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "The History Boys." Hytner also received the Best Direction of a Play Tony Award for "The History Boys" and the Best Director Olivier Award for the same production. He won the Best Direction of a Musical Tony Award for "Carousel" and the Best Director of a Musical Olivier Award for the same show. Lastly, he was awarded Best Director at the Evening Standard Awards for "Ghetto."
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