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) containing the full dialogue of the play voiced by the original actors. Crowley wrote the sequel "The Men from the Boys". In 2002, Peter Filichia from "Theater Mania" contended that the play's original production helped inspire the 1969 Stonewall riots and gay rights movement. In 2004, David Anthony Fox from "Philadelphia City Paper" praised this play, its one-liners, and its live performance in Philadelphia. He rebutted criticism that the play portrayed "urban gay men as narcissistic, bitter, shallow". In 2010, Elyse Summer in her review for "CurtainUp" called it a "smart gimmick" full of dated "self-homophobic, low self-esteem characters". In