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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Nicholas Hytner Biography (1956-)
Full name, Nicholas Robert Hytner; born May 7, 1956, in Manchester, England;son of Benet (a barrister) and Joyce Hytner. Addresses: Office: RoyalNational Theatre, London, England.; Agent: Anthony Jones, Peters Fraser &Dunlop, Drury House, 34-43 Russell St., London WC2B 5HA, England.
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Director
- Birth Details
- May 7, 1956
- Manchester, United Kingdom
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Stage Director
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King Priam, Kent Opera Theatre, Kent, England, 1983
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Rienzi, English National Opera Theatre, London, 1983
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Alice, Leeds Playhouse, London, 1984
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Xerxes, English National Opera Theatre, 1985
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As You Like It, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, England, 1985
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The Country Wife, Royal Exchange Theatre, 1986
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Edward II, Royal Exchange Theatre, 1986
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Don Carlos, Royal Exchange Theatre, 1987
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Guilio Cesare, Paris Opera Theatre, Paris, then Houston Grand Opera Theatre, Houston, TX, 1987
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Measure for Measure, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1987
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The Magic Flute, English National Opera, Theatre at the Coliseum,London, 1988
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The Tempest, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, 1988
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Ghetto, Royal National Theatre, London, 1989
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Le nozze de Figaro, Geneva Opera Theatre, Geneva, Switzerland, 1989
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Miss Saigon (musical), Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London, 1989, then Broadway Theatre, New York City, 1991
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King Lear, Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, 1990
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Volpone, Almeida Theatre, London, 1990
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The Wind in the Willows, Royal National Theatre, 1990
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The Madness of George III, Royal National Theatre, 1991
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The Recruiting Officer, Royal National Theatre, 1992
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Carousel (musical), Royal National Theatre, 1992, then Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New York City, 1994-1995
- (With Maggie Smith) The Importance of Being Earnest, Aldwych Theatre, London, 1993
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The Cripple of Inishmaan, Royal National Theatre, Lyttelton Theatre, London, 1997, then Public Theatre, New York City
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Twelfth Night, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1998
- (With Smith) The Lady in the Van, Queen's Theatre, London, 1999
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Orpheus Descending, Donmar Warehouse Theatre, London, 2000
- (With Michael Gambon) Cressida, Albery Theatre, London, 2000
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The Winter's Tale, Royal National Theatre, Olivier Theatre, London, 2001
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Mother Clap's Molly House, Royal National Theatre, Lyttelton Theatre, 2001
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The Sweet Smell of Success (musical), Shubert Theatre, Chicago, IL, then Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 2002
- Directed the operas Don Giovanni, Bavarian State Opera; The Force of Destiny, English National Opera; The King Goes Forth to France, Royal Opera Theatre; The Knot Garden, Royal Opera Theatre; TheMarriage of Figaro, Kent Opera Theatre; and The Turn of the Screw,Kent Opera Theatre; also directed Mumbo Jumbo, Royal Exchange Theatre.
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Film Director
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The Madness of King George, Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1994
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The Crucible, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
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The Object of My Affection, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
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Chicago: The Musical, 1999
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Center Stage, Columbia, 2000
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Television Director
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Movies
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La clemenza di Tito (opera), BBC (England), 1991
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Twelfth Night, PBS, 1998
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Other
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King Priam, 1985
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Xerxes (opera), 1988
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The Cunning Little Vixen (documentary special), BBC (England), 1995
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Television Appearances
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Miniseries
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Changing Stages, PBS, 2000
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WRITINGS
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Other
- (Adaptor of English-language version) Xerxes (television opera), 1988
- Author (with Simon Braund) of the book 20th Century Icons: Film, Absolute Press.
Further Reference
ADAPTATIONS
- Some of Hytner's staged opera presentations have been recorded on video.
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals
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Guardian, September 26, 2001
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New Statesman & Society, March 23, 1990
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Premiere, January, 1997, p. 28
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Variety, October 1, 2001, p. 120
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