Tickets may be purchased through the Southern Repertory Theatre Box Office at (504) 522-6545 or online at www.FourFrontTheatre.com.
An unruly bunch of bright, funny sixth-form (senior) boys in a British boarding school are, as such boys will be, in pursuit of sex, sport, and a place at a good university - generally in that order. In all their efforts, they are helped and hindered, enlightened and bemused, by a maverick English teacher who seeks to broaden their horizons in sometimes undefined ways, and by a young history teacher who questions the methods, as well as the aim, of their schooling. ...Read More
Tickets may be purchased through the Southern Repertory Theatre Box Office at (504) 522-6545 or online at www.FourFrontTheatre.com.
An unruly bunch of bright, funny sixth-form (senior) boys in a British boarding school are, as such boys will be, in pursuit of sex, sport, and a place at a good university - generally in that order. In all their efforts, they are helped and hindered, enlightened and bemused, by a maverick English teacher who seeks to broaden their horizons in sometimes undefined ways, and by a young history teacher who questions the methods, as well as the aim, of their schooling. In THE HISTORY BOYS, Alan Bennett evokes the special period and place that the sixth form represents in an English boy's life. In doing so, he raises - with gentle wit and pitch-perfect command of character - not only universal questions about the nature of history and how it is taught but also questions about the purpose of education today. THE HISTORY BOYS premiered at the Broadhurst Theatre in New York in April 2006.
This production is part of Southern Rep's CITY SERIES, a Theatre Development Program which supports local independent theatre companies.
"Nothing could diminish the incendiary achievement of this subtle, deep-wrought and immensely funny play about the value and melaning 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 ... [Bennett's] finest work in decades." -- Financial Times
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