Alan Bennett's The History Boys to Open on Broadway April 2006

The National Theatre of Great Britain's production of Alan Bennett's THE HISTORY BOYS will open on Broadway, with the National Acting Company, on April 23, 2006 at a theater to be announced.

THE HISTORY BOYS originally opened on May 18, 2004, at The National Theatre, where it quickly became a sold-out, smash hit. The play, directed by the National's artistic director and Tony Award winner Nicholas Hytner, won London's three major theatrical awards: the Olivier, Evening Standard, and London Critics' Circle Awards for Best Play.

An unruly bunch of bright, funny sixth-form boys in pursuit of sex, sport and a place at university. A maverick English teacher at odds with the young and shrewd supply teacher. A headmaster obsessed with results and a history teacher who thinks he's a fool. Alan Bennett's THE HISTORY BOYS is about staff room rivalry, the anarchy of adolescence and the purpose of education.

THE HISTORY BOYS features scenic and costume design by Tony Award winner Bob Crowley, lighting by Mark Henderson, sound design by Colin Pink, music by Richard Sisson and video direction by Ben Taylor.

THE HISTORY BOYS will be produced by Boyett Ostar Productions and The National Theatre of Great Britain under the NTNY (National Theatre New York) banner. The previous NTNY productions are Jumpers, Democracy and The Pillowman.

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