Book Cover The History Boys

The History Boys

of Alan Bennett

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Description

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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Drama Plays Drama Fiction LGBT Theatre Classics British Literature Queer Contemporary 21st Century

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Hector of Troy Irwin and eight school boys

Book Details

  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 109 pages
  • Publisher Faber Faber
  • Publication Date June 17th 2004
  • First Publication 10/28/04
  • Language English
  • ISBN 9780571224647
  • Edition Not informed
  • Category Other
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