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1. www.goodreads.com › 131356232-the-history-boysThe History Boys (A Play) by Alan Bennett | Goodreads

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   Jan 1, 2004 · The History Boys. Alan Bennett. 3.96. 10,942 ratings485 reviews. An unruly bunch of bright, funny sixth-form (or senior) boys in a British boys' school are, as such boys will be, in pursuit of sex, sport, and a place at a good university, generally in that order.

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   May 1, 2014 · Set in a grammar school in Sheffield in the 1980s, The History Boys follows a ragtag bunch of boisterous, precocious and quick-witted teenagers in their pained efforts to gain places at the elitist higher education establishments in the land.

3. www.complete-review.com › reviews › bennettaThe History Boys - Alan Bennett - complete-review.com

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   The complete review's Review: The History Boys is set in the 1980s, in an English grammar school, the focus a group of boys studying for their entrance examinations in history for Oxford and Cambridge. There's a sort of timeless feel to the setting; as Bennett explains in his lengthy Introduction, he wasn't striving for period-accuracy, and ...

   • Author: Alan Bennett
   • Title: The History Boys

   • Genre: Drama
   • Written: 2004

4. theweereview.com › review › the-history-boysThe History Boys - The Wee Review

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   Set in the fictional Cutler grammar school for boys in Sheffield in the early 1980s, Bennett’s seminal scholarly comedy follows a group of talented final-year pupils as they prepare for their Oxbridge entrance examination, under the guidance of the eccentric Hector (Gerard Murphy) and his younger, and much stricter colleague Irwin, (Ben Lambert).

5. www.penguin.co.uk › books › 424579The History Boys - Penguin Books UK

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   At a boys’ grammar school in Sheffield, eight boys are being coached for the Oxbridge entrance exams. It is the mid-eighties, and the main concern of the unruly bunch of bright sixth-formers is getting out, starting university – and starting life.

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   Book review of The History Boys (Alan Bennett) from Faber and Faber - reviewer: Philip Fisher

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   Who is the author of the History Boys?

   • The print and e-book editions of The History Boys are prefaced with an introduction from the play's author, Alan Bennett. Like the titular boys in his play, Bennett also applied and got into Oxford, albeit 30 years earlier than the play's early 1980s setting.

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   Is the History Boys worth the effort?

   • But it was, happily, an undertaking well worth the effort. Set in a grammar school in Sheffield in the 1980s, The History Boys follows a ragtag bunch of boisterous, precocious and quick-witted teenagers in their pained efforts to gain places at the elitist higher education establishments in the land.

   Review: The History Boys – The Oxford Student

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   What is the History Boys?

   • The History Boys. The History Boys is a play by British playwright Alan Bennett. The play premiered at the Royal National Theatre in London on 18 May 2004.

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   What is the setting of the History Boys?

   • The History Boys is set in the 1980s, in an English grammar school, the focus a group of boys studying for their entrance examinations in history for Oxford and Cambridge.

   The History Boys - Alan Bennett - Complete Review

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   Is the History Boys a good movie?

   • First performed at the National Theatre in London, 18 May, 2004, in a production directed by Nicholas Hytner The History Boys wasmade into a film in 2006, also directed by Nicholas Hytner A- : sharp dialogue, and even the predictable plot unfolds quite nicely See our review for fuller assessment. . . . .

   The History Boys - Alan Bennett - Complete Review

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   Is the History Boys a good play?

   • The History Boys is a delight, because of what Bennett can do -- the play of words, the mix of allusions, simply what he tries to pull off on the stage. It doesn't all work, and some of the play seems much too simplistic, but what he does well he does so well that one can readily forgive the rest.

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8. www.theguardian.com › 07 › the-history-boys-reviewNews, sport and opinion from the Guardian's US edition | The ...

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