The History Boys (2023)
by Alan Bennett
Performances: Tuesday 19 – Saturday 23 September 2023, Old Fire Station
Contents
Introduction
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.
Cast
- Headmaster - Mitch Labiak
- Hector - Chris Vian Smith
- Mrs Lintott - Helen Chadney
- Irwin - Alexander Hackett
- Dakin - Jamie Bowman
- Posner - James Melville
- Crowther - Lewi Chapman
- Lockwood - David Whelan
- Scripps - Alec O'Sullivan
- Timms - Enzo Theroux
- Rudge - Barley Page
- Akthar - Sufyan Samar
- TV Director - David Clements
Crew
- Assistant Director - Jackie Burch
- Stage Manager - David Clements
- Assistant Stage Manager - Rowshan Wright-Davis
- Lighting Rigging and Design - Bryon Fear
- Lighting and Sound Operator - Eleanor Walker
- Sound Designer - Jason Salmon
- Set Build - Barry Heselden, Greg Williams, the cast and crew
- Production Photography - Phil Gammon
Thanks
Huge thanks to Lisa Thomas for just being wonderful. To Mattea and Greg for their unwavering support as always. Jess Osorio for her help. The Home, I'm Darling cast and crew. Bar, box office, wardrobe, front of house, raffle and all the wonderful people who make the magic happen!
Reviews
Congrats all involved in The History Boys. Some cracking moments, laugh out loud in places, poignant and cerebral in others and some pitch perfect comic timing from Helen Chadney. Great writing brought to life beautifully. Enjoy rest of run. (Charlotte Benstead)
Gallery
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Reminiscences and Anecdotes
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See Also
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