The History Boys
The History Boys played at the Broadhurst Theatre from April 14 through October 1, 2006.
Contact: Adrian Bryan-Brown
The complete original National Theatre cast of THE HISTORY BOYS, a new play by Alan Bennett, will appear in the show’s eagerly anticipated Broadway production for a 20-week limited engagement. THE HISTORY BOYS opens Sunday, April 23 at the Broadhurst Theatre (235 West 44th Street). Previews begin on Friday, April 14.
THE HISTORY BOYS opened on May 18, 2004 at the National Theatre of Great Britain, where it quickly became a sell-out smash hit. The play, directed by the National’s artistic director Nicholas Hytner, won the Evening Standard, Olivier and London Critics’ Circle Awards as Best Play. THE HISTORY BOYS is Mr. Bennett’s first Broadway play in 30 years, since Habeas Corpus in 1975.
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 and a history teacher who thinks he's a fool. Alan Bennett's THE HISTORY BOYS is about staffroom rivalry, the anarchy of adolescence and the purpose of education.
The boys will be played by Samuel Anderson (Crowther), Samuel Barnett (Posner), Dominic Cooper (Dakin), James Corden (Timms), Sacha Dhawan (Akthar), Andrew Knott (Lockwood), Jamie Parker (Scripps) and Russell Tovey (Rudge). The teachers will be played by Frances de la Tour (Mrs. Lintott), Richard Griffiths (Hector), Clive Merrison (Headmaster) and Stephen Campbell Moore (Irwin). Other roles will be played by Joseph Attenborough (Company), Tom Attwood (Company/Music Director), Rudi Dharmalingam (Company), Colin Haigh (TV Director) and Pamela Merrick (Make-Up Lady).
Richard Griffiths received the Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Play for his performance, and Nicholas Hytner received the honor for Best Director.
THE HISTORY BOYS features scenic and costume design by Bob Crowley, lighting by Mark Henderson, sound design by Colin Pink, music by Richard Sisson and video direction by Ben Taylor.
THE HISTORY BOYS will be produced by Boyett/Ostar Productions and the National Theatre of Great Britain.
In its three theatres on the south bank of the Thames in London, the National Theatre of Great Britain presents an eclectic mix of new plays and classics, with seven or eight productions in repertory at any one time. It aims constantly to re-energize the great traditions of the British stage and to expand the horizons of audiences and artists alike. The most recent work from the NT seen in New York was Jumpers, Democracy, The Pillowman and Primo.
