Nicholas Hytner at the National

Nicholas Hytner at the National: the top 10 productions – in pictures

http://www.theguardian.com/stage/gallery/2015/mar/10/nicholas-hytner-national-theatre-top-10-productions

As Nicholas Hytner leaves the spotlight at the National Theatre, Michael Billington presents a subjective selection, in chronological order, of the 10 best shows during his tenure as its director

Michael Billington (critic)

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Michael Keith Billington OBE (born 16 November 1939) is a British author and arts critic. Drama critic of The Guardian since October 1971, he is "Britain's longest-serving theatre critic" and the author of biographical and critical studies relating to British theatre and the arts; most notably, he is the authorised biographer of the playwright Harold Pinter (1930–2008)

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Nicholas Hytner

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Sir Nicholas Robert Hytner (born 7 May 1956) is the Director of London's National Theatre (until March 2015) and a theatre, film and opera director whose major successes include Miss Saigon, The History Boys and One Man, Two Guvnors.

In April 2013, he announced that he would step down as Director of the National Theatre at the end of March 2015. In his role as Director of National Theatre, he appeared on the Cultural Exchange as part of the Radio Four programme Front Row, where he chose The Marriage of Figaro by Mozart as his work of art.

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Bravo! Why Nicholas Hytner’s National Theatre deserves a standing ovation

http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/mar/10/nicholas-hytner-national-theatre-director-12-years-verdict

Did he duck the big issues? Did he capture the diversity of today’s Britain? And were his choices a bit blokey? As Nicholas Hytner’s 12-year reign as director of the National Theatre ends, Michael Billington gives his verdict

February,26, 2015.

The Juilliard School  in New York will confer honorary doctorate degrees on directors Peter Sellars and Nicholas Hytner during its commencement ceremony in May.

Honorary degrees also will be given to dancer Suzanne Farrell, jazz artist Dianne Reeves and pianist-conductor Murray Perahia, the school announced Thursday.