The History Boys
by Alan Bennett
Published for the first time: 1/1/2004
109 pages, Paperback
Genres: Plays, Theatre, Drama, LGBT, Queer, Fiction, Classics
An unruly bunch of bright, funny sixth-form boys in pursuit of sex, sport, and a place at university. A maverick English teacher at odds with the young and shrewd supply teacher. A headmaster obsessed with results; a history teacher who thinks he's a fool.In Alan Bennett's classic play, staff room rivalry and the anarchy of adolescence provoke insistent questions about history and how you teach it; about education and its purpose.The History Boys premiered at the National in May 2004.
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