Title: The History Boys--The Film
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.The History Boys premiered at the National in May 2004.
Subjects: Drama, Fiction, History boys (Motion picture), Drama (dramatic works by one author), Motion picture plays, Teacher-student relationships