31 Jan 2026

Nicholas Hytner: The Choral

From Saturday Morning, 9:07 am on 31 January 2026

BAFTA, Olivier and Tony award winner, Nicholas Hytner's new film The Choral is just out in cinemas. 

Starring Ralph Fiennes, The Choral is a wartime story about the power of music during difficult times. 

Written by much celebrated playwright and screenwriter Alan Bennett, The Choral  is his and Nicholas' fourth writer-director collaboration following The Madness of King George, The History Boys, and The Lady in The Van

Nicholas explains to Susie how their latest collaboration came about. 

Nicholas Hytner directing The Choral

Nicholas Hytner directing The Choral Photo: supplied