Industry voices: Nick Hytner

Nicholas Hytner became Director of the National Theatre in April 2003.

Since becoming Director of the National, he has directed Shakespeare's Henry V (2003); His Dark Materials, based on the novels by Philip Pullman, adapted by Nicholas Wright (2003/4); Alan Bennett's The History Boys (2004) for which he won a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director; David Hare's Stuff Happens (2004); Shakespeare's Henry IV Parts 1 and 2 (May 2005); and Southwark Fair by Samuel Adamson (February 2006).

His first feature film, The Madness of King George, was released in 1994 by the Samuel Goldwyn Company. It was nominated for four Academy Awards and won both the BAFTA and Evening Standard awards for best British film. He has since directed The Crucible, nominated for two Academy Awards, The Object of My Affection, and The History Boys. He has received, in addition to the BAFTA and Evening Standard awards for best British film, many other awards including three Olivier Awards, two Evening Standard Awards, the London Critics' Circle Award, a Drama Desk Award, and a Tony. He was Visiting Professor of Theatre at Oxford University in 2000.

He spoke to Choices about his background, working your way up, and the UK's creative talent during the recession.

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