He has also frequently worked with the theatre and film director Nicholas Hytner, writing the score for all six of the movies that Hytner has directed. These are: "The Madness of King George", "The Crucible", "The Object of My Affection", "Center Stage", "The History Boys", and "The Lady in the Van". The latter three of these allowed Fenton to collaborate once again with their writer Alan Bennett. Although Fenton composed the original music of five of these films, for "The Madness of King George" he instead adapted and arranged the music of Handel.