The History Boys

The History Boys is a play by Alan Bennett. The play opened at the Lyttelton Theatre on the 18 May 2004, and following its sell-out opening run the production was revived in 2005 prior to a national tour. A film with the entire original cast was made in summer 2005 and it plans to open on Broadway in Spring 2006.

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Alan Bennett - Lyttelton Theatre - 18 May - 2004 - 2005 - Broadway - 2006

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The action takes place in a boys' grammar school in the north of England in the 1980s as a group of history students apply to Oxbridge under the guidance of two teachers with contrasting styles.

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Grammar school - England - 1980s - Oxbridge

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The play blends both comedy and tragedy, with multiple layers and themes including: growing up, the wider purpose of education in adult life, paedophilia, teaching methods, homosexuality, and the English education system.

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Education - Paedophilia - Homosexuality - English education system

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The play was published in 2004: ISBN 0571224644

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