Nicholas Hytner
Theatre productions

Nicholas Hytner

Section Title: Theatre productions
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Play	Author	Theatre	Opening date	Closing date	Notes

Absurd Person Singular	Alan Ayckbourn	Northcott Theatre, Exeter	24 September 1982

Jumpers	Tom Stoppard	Royal Exchange, Manchester	1 March 1984	7 April 1984

The Scarlet Pimpernel	Baroness Orczy, revised by Beverley Cross	Chichester Festival Theatre	1985

As You Like It	William Shakespeare	Royal Exchange, Manchester	9 January 1986	15 February 1986

Mumbo Jumbo	Robin Glendinning	Royal Exchange, Manchester	8 May 1986	31 May 1986	World premiere.

Edward II	Christopher Marlowe	Royal Exchange, Manchester	23 October 1986	22 November 1986

The Country Wife	William Wycherley	Royal Exchange, Manchester	18 December 1986	24 January 1987

Don Carlos	Friedrich Schiller, translated by James Maxwell	Royal Exchange, Manchester	10 September 1987	10 October 1987

The Tempest	William Shakespeare	Royal Shakespeare Theatre	27 July 1988	A Royal Shakespeare Company production.

Measure for Measure	William Shakespeare	Barbican Theatre	10 October 1988	A Royal Shakespeare Company production.

Ghetto	Joshua Sobol	National Theatre	27 April 1989	9 November 1989	Winner of the 1989 Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Director (for both Ghetto and Miss Saigon).

Volpone	Ben Jonson	Almeida Theatre	1990

The Wind in the Willows	Kenneth Grahame, adapted by Alan Bennett	National Theatre	12 December 1990	1 June 1991

Miss Saigon	Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, with lyrics by Boublil and Richard Maltby, Jr.	Drury Lane	20 September 1989	30 October 1999	Also at The Broadway Theatre in New York from March 1991 to January 2001.Winner of the 1989 Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Director (for both Miss Saigon and Ghetto).

King Lear	William Shakespeare	Barbican Theatre	1 May 1991	A Royal Shakespeare Company production.

The Madness of George III	Alan Bennett	National Theatre	28 November 1991	24 October 1992

The Recruiting Officer	George Farquhar	National Theatre	12 March 1992

Carousel	Rodgers and Hammerstein	National Theatre: Lyttleton Theatre	10 December 1992	Also at the Vivian Beaumont Theater, Lincoln Center, New York from February 1994 to January 1995. Won 1993 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director of a Musical, 1994 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical and 1994 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical.

The Importance of Being Earnest	Oscar Wilde	Aldwych Theatre	1993

The Cripple of Inishmaan	Martin McDonagh	National Theatre	7 January 1997

Twelfth Night	William Shakespeare	Vivian Beaumont Theater, Lincoln Center, New York	16 July 1998	30 August 1998	A performance of this production was broadcast live on PBS's "Live from Lincoln Center".

The Lady in the Van	Alan Bennett	Queen's Theatre	1999

Orpheus Descending	Tennessee Williams	Donmar Warehouse	2000

Cressida	Nicholas Wright	Albery Theatre	2000

The Winter's Tale	William Shakespeare	National Theatre	23 May 2001	16 August 2001

Mother Clap's Molly House	Mark Ravenhill	National Theatre	4 September 2001

Sweet Smell of Success	Music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Craig Carnelia, book by John Guare, based on the film	Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway	14 March 2002	15 June 2002

Henry V	William Shakespeare	National Theatre	13 May 2003	20 August 2003

His Dark Materials	Adapted by Nicholas Wright, based on the novels by Philip Pullman	National Theatre: Olivier Theatre	20 December 2003	The books were adapted in two parts that were performed alternately.

The History Boys	Alan Bennett	National Theatre: Lyttelton Theatre	18 May 2004	26 April 2005	Also at the National's Olivier Theatre from 5 December 2005, and at the Broadhurst Theatre on Broadway from April to October 2006.

Stuff Happens	David Hare	National Theatre	10 September 2004	6 November 2004

Henry IV, Part 1	William Shakespeare	National Theatre	4 May 2005	31 August 2005

Henry IV, Part 2	William Shakespeare	National Theatre	4 May 2005

Southwark Fair	Samuel Adamson	National Theatre	16 February 2006

The Alchemist	Ben Jonson	National Theatre	14 September 2006	21 November 2006

The Man of Mode	George Etherege	National Theatre	6 February 2007	19 April 2007

Rafta, Rafta...	Ayub Khan-Din, based on All in Good Time by Bill Naughton	National Theatre	26 April 2007	10 November 2007

Much Ado About Nothing	William Shakespeare	National Theatre	10 December 2007	29 March 2008

Major Barbara	George Bernard Shaw	National Theatre	26 February 2008	3 July 2008

England People Very Nice	Richard Bean	National Theatre	11 February 2009	9 August 2009

Phèdre	Jean Racine	National Theatre	12 June 2009	27 August 2009

The Habit of Art	Alan Bennett	National Theatre	17 November 2009	19 May 2010

London Assurance	Dion Boucicault	National Theatre	10 March 2010	29 June 2010

Hamlet	William Shakespeare	National Theatre: Olivier Theatre	30 September 2010	26 January 2011

One Man, Two Guvnors	Richard Bean	National Theatre: Lyttleton Theatre	24 May 2011	19 September 2011	Also UK and International tours from 2011 to 2015, Adelphi Theatre from November to February 2012, Theatre Royal Haymarket from March 2012 to March 2014 and Music Box Theatre on Broadway from April to September 2012.

Collaborators	John Hodge	National Theatre: Cottesloe Theatre	1 November 2011	31 March 2012	Also at the National's Olivier Theatre from 2 May to 23 June 2012.

Travelling Light	Nicholas Wright	National Theatre	January 2012

Timon of Athens	William Shakespeare	National Theatre: Olivier Theatre	17 July 2012	1 November 2012

Othello	William Shakespeare	National Theatre: Olivier Theatre	23 April 2013	5 October 2013

Great Britain	Richard Bean	National Theatre: Lyttleton Theatre	30 June 2014	23 August 2014	Transferred to the Theatre Royal Haymarket

The Hard Problem	Tom Stoppard	National Theatre: Dorfman	28 January 2015	28 May 2015	Last play as Royal National Theatre's Artistic director

Young Marx	Richard Bean and Clive Coleman	Bridge Theatre	18 October 2017	31 December 2017	Opening production at the Bridge Theatre

Julius Caesar	William Shakespeare	Bridge Theatre	20 January 2018	15 April 2018

Alys, Always	Lucinda Coxon, based on the novel by Harriet Lane	Bridge Theatre	25 February 2019	30 March 2019

Carmen Havana	Lucy Prebble, based on the opera Carmen by Georges Bizet	Bridge Theatre	tbc	tbc

Sentence(s)

Hytner's Miss Saigon opened on 20 September 1989, and closed on 30 October 1999 after just over ten years.

final_sentence: Hytner's Miss Saigon opened on 20 September 1989, and closed on 30 October 1999 after just over ten years.