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 several prestigious awards throughout his career, including Best Director at the Evening Standard Awards for "Othello" and "Timon of Athens," as well as winning 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 won the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play for the same production. Hytner's accolades also include winning the Tony Award for Best Play for "War Horse," and being nominated for Outstanding Director of a Play at the Drama Desk Awards and Outer Critics Circle Awards for "The History Boys." He won the Olivier Award for Best Director for "History Boys" and "Orpheus Descending," and for "Carousel," he won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director - Musical, the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical, and the Olivier Award for Best Director of a Musical. Additionally, he won the Best Director award at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Miss Saigon" and was nominated for Best Direction of a Musical at the Tony Awards for the same production. Hytner also received the Director of the Year award at the Olivier Awards for "Ghetto" and won the Best Director award at the Evening Standard 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 at the Evening Standard Awards. He also received the Outstanding Director of a Play award at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "One Man, Two Guvnors" and the Tony Award for Best Play for "War Horse." Additionally, Hytner won the Outstanding Director of a Play award at the Drama Desk Awards and the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "The History Boys," as well as the Best Direction of a Play Tony Award for the same production. His accolades also include the Best Director Olivier Award for "History Boys," Best Direction of a Musical Tony Award for "Carousel," and Best Director of a Musical Olivier Award for "Carousel." Hytner's achievements also include winning the Best Director award at the Evening Standard Awards for "Ghetto."
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