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 new play, staff room rivalry and the anarchy of adolescence provoke insistent questions about history and how you teach it; about education and its purpose.
language: English
title: The History Boys
titlecomplete: The History Boys
characters: Irwin and eight school boys, Hector of Troy
genres: British Literature, Theatre, Contemporary, Drama, LGBT, Queer, Fiction, Classics, School, Plays
ratings_count: 10821
publisher: Faber and Faber