The History Boys
The History Boys is a play by British playwright Alan Bennett (born 1934) [1]. The play premiered at the Royal National Theatre in London on 18 May 2004.
Perormance history in South Africa
2011: Premiered at the National Arts Festival, starring Graham Hopkins, Michael Richard (the headmaster Felix), Louise Saint-Clare (Mrs Lintott) and Theo Landey (the young teacher). There are also the handsome and charismatic Dakin (Clyde Berning); the gay and Jewish Posner (Roberto Pombo); the religious Scripps (David Schlachter); and the athletically inclined Rudge (Asher Stoltz). Richard and Saint-Claire's son Jeremy also makes an impressive professional debut. Directed by Alan Swerdlow, designed by Jannie Swanepoel. This production subsequently moved to the Montecasino Theatre.
Sources
Wikipedia [2].
Business Day, 16 August 2011).
The Herald, 6 July 2011.
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