The History Boys
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| Rating | : | 4.98 (867 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0563504099 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 1 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-22 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
2 hrs 30 mins.. It is the mid-1980s, and the main concern of the unruly bunch of bright sixth-formers is getting out, starting university—and starting life. Lintott, a traditionalist, who teaches "history, not histrionics;" and a Headmaster obsessed with results. After a sell-out national tour and an extended stage run, Alan Bennett’s phenomenally successful play transferred to BBC Radio 3, with Richard Griffiths, Clive Merrison, and Frances de la Tour starring as part of the National Theatre cast. At a boys’ grammar school in Sheffield, eight boys are being coached for the Oxbridge entrance exams. Described as "the richest play Bennett has ever written" (Financial Times), staff-room rivalry, and the anarchy of adolescence collide in an intensely moving and thought-provoking play. Winner of the Olivier, Evening St
“Nothing could diminish the incendiary achievement of this subtle, deep-wrought and immensely funny play about the value and meaning of education In short, a superb, life-enhancing play.” —The Guardian“Brilliantly funny The History Boys is moving, disquieting: one follows it with a heart brimful His finest work in decades.” —Financial Times
Charles S. Houser said "Take it, feel it, and pass it on.". THE HISTORY BOYS, Alan Bennett's play (and now also a screenplay) is about a group eight teenage boys being groomed by their teachers and headmaster to pass the examination that hopefully will admit them to either Oxford or Cambridge University, and from there to who knows what kind of position of priviledge and leadership in . "A question has a front door and a back door. Go in the back, or better still, the side." Mary Whipple Set in the 1980s in a boarding school in the north of England, this Tony Award-winner for Best Play of 2006 is a dramatic comedy involving eight young "sixth-formers" who are preparing for the history examinations necessary for entrance into Oxford or Cambridge. No one from their school has been accepted at either university i. "Best play of the centuryIMHO" according to J. Adsit. I spent a summer in London on foreign exhange studying theatre and literature. While there I saw this play at the National Theatre. It blew my mind and touched my soul. Although I will admit my own bias as a future English teacher - I believe this play did an amazing job bringing to light questions regarding what it means to b