Monday - Saturday 7.30pm
Matinees Thursday & Saturday 2.30pm
Press Night Wednesday 28 August 7pm
Touch Tour: Thursday 29 Aug, 6pm (Time subject to change)
Audio Described Performance: Thurs 29 Aug, 7.30pm
Running Time: 2 hours 55 minutes
Thu 22 — Sat 31 Aug
“History? It’s just one f***ing thing after another”
The 20th anniversary production of Alan Bennett’s brilliant modern classic, winner of 30 major awards, and voted The Nation’s Favourite Play in 2013.
A-Level results day. Cutler’s Grammar School. 1980s Sheffield. Eight unruly teenagers burst into adulthood with the best grades their school has ever seen, but their sights are set on something higher: to study at the most famous academic institutions in the world - Oxford and Cambridge. But their teachers can’t agree how best to tutor them. There’s Hector, the maverick English teacher who believes in culture for its own sake; Irwin - the shrewd supply teacher full of soundbites; Felix - the headmaster obsessed with league tables and Mrs Lintott - the History teacher who thinks her colleagues are all fools.
The History Boys follows this bright bunch of boys in pursuit of sex, sport and a place at university, lifting the lid on staffroom rivalries and the anarchy of adolescence.This timely revival, directed by Seán Linnen (Quiz, Chichester Festival Theatre, Queers, Old Vic), asks what is purpose of education? And who is it for?
The cast will include Simon Rouse as Hector, Milo Twomey as Headmaster, Gillian Bevan as Mrs. Lintott, Bill Milneras Irwin, Archie Christoph-Allen as Dakin, Lewis Cornay as Posner, Teddy Hinde as Timms, Yazdan Qafouri as Scripps, Ned Costello as Rudge, Mahesh Parmar as Akthar, Tashinga Bepete as Crowther, Curtis Kemlo as Lockwood and Zrey Sholapurkar, Morgan Phillips, Jolyon Young, Elliot Parchment-Morrison, Rowena Bentley and Rob Astillo as ensemble, many of whom are making their professional stage debuts.
Alan Bennett has been a household name in British theatre for more than fifty years. His numerous plays include Habeas Corpus, Single Spies, The Madness of George III, Talking Heads and The Lady in the Van.
“Intelligent, witty and hilarious. Passes with flying colours” The Times
“Immensely funny... in short, a superb, life-enhancing play” Guardian
“Brilliantly funny with lines that we will be quoting for years to come... naughty, impish, endlessly ironic” Financial Times
Age guidance: 14+
The History Boys - Tour Dates 2024:
3 - 7 September 2024 Hall For Cornwall
10 - 14 September 2024 Nottingham Theatre Royal
17 - 21 September 2024 Plymouth Theatre Royal
24 - 28 September 2024 Cheltenham Everyman Theatre
1 - 5 October 2024 Cambridge Arts Theatre
8 - 12 October 2024 Coventry Belgrade Theatre
15 - 19 October 2024 Malvern Theatre
22 - 26 October 2024 His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen
29 October - 2 November 2024 Richmond Theatre
Thursday 22 - Saturday 31 August
Monday - Saturday 7.30pm
Matinees Thursday & Saturday 2.30pm
Press Night Wednesday 28 August 7pm
Touch Tour: Thursday 29 Aug, 6pm (Time subject to change)
Audio Described Performance: Thurs 29 Aug, 7.30pm
Tickets from £30
A booking fee of £3 per ticket applies
Cast
Simon Rouse HECTOR
Milo Twomey HEADMASTER
Gillian Bevan MRS LINTOTT
Bill Milner IRWIN
Archie Christoph-Allen DAKIN
Lewis Cornay POSNER
Teddy Hinde TIMMS
Yazdan Qafouri SCRIPPS
Ned Costello RUDGE
Mahesh Parmar AKTHAR
Tashinga Bepete CROWTHER
Curtis Kemlo LOCKWOOD
Zrey Sholapurkar ENSEMBLE
Morgan Phillips ENSEMBLE
Jolyon Young ENSEMBLE
Rowena Bentley ENSEMBLE
Elliot Parchment-Morrison ENSEMBLE
Rob Astillo ENSEMBLE
Creatives
Seán Linnen Director
Grace Smart Set & Costume Designer
Ryan Day Lighting Designer
Russell Ditchfield Composer, Arranger & Sound Designer
Chi-San Howard Movement Director
Matilda James CDG Casting Director
Eamonn O'Dwyer Musical Director
Emily Oulton Assistant Director
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