The History Boys

The History Boys is a play by Alan Bennett. It was first shown on 18 May 2004 in London at the Royal National Theatre. It was first shown on Broadway on 23 April 2006 at the Broadhurst Theatre.

Plot

The play starts in Cutlers' Grammar School in Sheffield. It is set in the early 1980s.

The History Boys Media

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  A 2007 production of The History Boys at The Doon School, India; a scene featuring Irwin (played by Vivaan Shah, then a student) and Posner

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  The Headmaster, in a 2014 production by OVO theatre company, St Albans, UK