Sir Nicholas Hytner, Nancy Medina and Theresa Heskins stress importance of sidelined drama, dance and music studies and say the arts are a 'necessity for all' Addressing the erosion and devaluation of the arts in state schools must be a priority for the next government, leading theatre figures in England have urged. Sir Nicholas Hytner, who ran the National Theatre in London for 12 years, said that state schools "hav…