The History Boys by Alan Bennett

At a boys’ grammar school in Sheffield, eight boys are being coached for the Oxbridge entrance exams. It is the mid-eighties, and the main concern of the unruly bunch of bright sixth-formers is getting out, starting university – and starting life. At the heart of The History Boys are four characters, each with contrasting outlooks on teaching and school: Hector, an eccentric English teacher with no interest in exams; Irwin, a young supply teacher who sees history as ‘entertainment’; Mrs Lintott, a traditionalist, who teaches ‘history, not histrionics’; and a Headmaster obsessed with results.

Cast:

Hector .........Richard Griffiths

Irwin .........Geoffrey Streatfeild

Mrs Lintott .........Frances de la Tour

The Headmaster .........Clive Merrison

Crowther .........Samuel Anderson

Posner .........Samuel Barnett

Dakin .........Dominic Cooper

Timms .........James Corden

Akthar .........Sacha Dhawan

Lockwood .........Andrew Knott

Scripps .........Jamie Parker

Rudge .........Russell Tovey

 

Pianists - Jamie Parker and Tom Attwood

Musical Arrangement by Richard Sissons

Solo Singer - Samuel Barnett

 

Produced by David Hunter

 

Directed by Richard Wortley

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Size 68MB. Length 150 minutes. Bitrate 64kbps

 

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  • Hi William,

     Alan Bennett is becoming one of my favorite authors.  Thank you!

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