‘The History Boys’ Returns to London West End After 20 Years, With Nicholas Hytner Back Directing Alan Bennett’s Play
Alan Bennett’s “The History Boys” is going back to London’s West End after a 20-year absence.
Variety reports: Alan Bennett’s “The History Boys” is going back to London’s West End after a 20-year absence.
Nicholas Hytner returns to the National Theatre production he first staged in 2004, which later went to Broadway and won six Tony Awards there. Set in 1980s Britain, the comedy follows eight pupils at a Sheffield boys’ grammar school.
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