The History Boys as Akthar, original Akthar actor Sacha Dhawan as Posner (as Samuel Barnett was performing in "Richard III/Twelfth Night" on Broadway at the time) and playwright Alan Bennett taking over as Hector from the late Richard Griffiths. In October 2006 a film adaptation of the play was released in the United States, and later in November 2006 in Britain. The film was directed by Nicholas Hytner and featured the original stage cast. 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. Its
The Boys in the Band (play) called his wife. The audience never learns what Alan intended to discuss with Michael in the end. "The Boys in the Band" was written entirely by American playwright Mart Crowley. In 1957 Crowley had started working for a number of television production companies, before meeting Natalie Wood on the set of her film "Splendor in the Grass" while working as a production assistant. Wood hired him as her assistant, primarily to give him ample free time to work on his gay-themed play "The Boys in the Band". Wood, Crowley's close friend, inspired him to move from New York to Hollywood.