The History Boys

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Event The History Boys
Venue Holden Street Theatres, Hindmarsh, SA
First Date 3 June 2009
Opening Date 3 June 2009
Last Date 20 June 2009
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description Eight bright, funny history students in the north of England in the mid 1980s are pursuing sex, sport and a place at university. Their headmaster is obsessed with results, and enlists Irwin, a shrewd young temporary teacher to coach the boys with an exam-busting bag of tricks.
The boys are torn by their loyalty to the hugely eccentric, poetry-spouting English master Hector and the regular diet of nourishing facts dispensed by Mrs. Lintott, their history mistress.
As the boys prepare for the daunting exams, staff room rivalry and the anarchy of adolescence provoke questions about history,
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Brendan David Blue Actor
Paul Briske Actor
Ben Brooker Actor
Todd Clappis Actor
Alastair Collins Actor
Lee Cook Actor
Liam Grant Actor
Ben Kuerschner Actor
Lindy LeCornu Actor
Joshua Penley Actor
Dave Simms Actor
Sally Putnam Director
Alan Bennett Playwright
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=78990523702
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 81201