Nicholas Hytner

Nicholas Hytner has been Director of the National Theatre in London since 2003, where he has directed The Habit of Art, Phèdre, England People Very Nice, Major Barbara, Much Ado About Nothing, Rafta Rafta, The Man of Mode, The Alchemist, The Rose Tattoo, Southwark Fair, Henry IV Parts 1 & 2, Stuff Happens, The History Boys, His Dark Materials, Henry V, Mother Clap’s Molly House, The Winter’s Tale, The Cripple of Inishmaan, The Recruiting Officer, Carousel, The Madness of George III, The Wind in the Willows, and Ghetto. Other work in London includes Miss Saigon, The Importance of Being Earnest, Cressida, The Lady in the Van, and Orpheus Descending; in New York Carousel, Twelfth Night, and Sweet Smell of Success.

Nicholas was educated at Cambridge University and started his career at the Northcott Theatre, Exeter, the Leeds Playhouse, and the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester. He has also directed for the RSC, in the West End and on Broadway.

Nicholas' work in opera includes productions for The Royal Opera House, Kent Opera, ENO, Glyndebourne, Paris Opera, the Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris, Geneva Opera, and the Bavarian State Opera, Munich. His films include: The Madness of King George, The Crucible, The Object of My Affection and The History Boys.