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Background

Hytner was born in Manchester to a Jewish family and read English at Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He worked as an Associate Director at Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre between 1985 and 1989, and at the Royal National Theatre in London between 1989 and 1997. His directional work includes Ghetto, Miss Saigon, Orpheus Descending, a 2-part adaptation of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy, Alan Bennett's The History Boys and Carousel. Manchester is a city in the North West of England, UK. The place is named from the old British name Mamucium plus ceaster, derived from the old Latin Castra. Manchester is a metropolitan borough with city status. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... Full name College of Scholars of the Holy Trinity of Norwich Motto - Named after The Holy Trinity Previous names - Established 1350 Sister College(s) University College All Souls College Master Prof. ... The Royal National Theatre from Waterloo Bridge The Royal National Theatre of Great Britain is a building and theatre company on Londons South Bank, located immediately east of the southern end of Waterloo Bridge. ... Miss Saigon is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil. ... Orpheus Descending is a play by Tennessee Williams. ... Philip Pullman Philip Pullman CBE (born October 19, 1946), is a British writer, educated at Exeter College, Oxford, who is the best-selling author of the His Dark Materials trilogy of fantasy novels and a number of other books, purportedly for children, but attracting increasing attention by adult readers. ... Published by Faber/Profile Books in 2005 Alan Bennett (born May 9, 1934) is an English author and actor. ... The History Boys is a play by Alan Bennett. ... Carousel is a 1945 stage musical by Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (book and lyrics) that was adapted from Ferenc Molnars play Liliom. ...

He has also directed movies, such as The Crucible, The Madness of King George, The Object of My Affection and Center Stage. The Crucible is a 1996 film written by Arthur Miller based on his play of the same name. ... The Madness of King George is a 1994 film which tells the story of King George III of the United Kingdoms deteriorating mental health, and the equally declining relationship between him and his son, the Prince of Wales. ... The Object of My Affection is a movie starring Jennifer Aniston, Paul Rudd, John Pankow, Alan Alda, and others. ... Movie poster for Center Stage Note: this is different movie from Centre Stage. ...

Director at the Royal National Theatre

He was appointed director of the Royal National Theatre in London in 2003. He has made some drastic changes at the National, choosing much more political and controversial pieces than his predecessors, but he was famously quoted upon being appointed the job that he himself was "a member of all sorts of interesting minorities". He also introduced a very successful plan called the Travelex £10 Season, which, as the name suggests, offers up a number of tickets at a very reduced price. The Royal National Theatre from Waterloo Bridge The Royal National Theatre of Great Britain is a building and theatre company on Londons South Bank, located immediately east of the southern end of Waterloo Bridge. ... Travelex plc is the worlds biggest foreign exchange company. ...

Hytner's film version of the very successful The History Boys is expected in 2006. The History Boys is a play by Alan Bennett. ...

External links

• The Guardian profile: Nicholas Hytner
• Nicholas Hytner at the Internet Movie Database