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. Its Broadway debut was on 23 April 2006 at the Broadhurst Theatre where 185 performances were staged before it closed on 1 October 2006. The play won multiple awards, including the 2005 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play and the 2006 Tony Award for Best Play. The play opens in Cutlers' Grammar School, Sheffield, a fictional boys' grammar school in the north of England. Set in the early 1980s, the play
The Men from the Boys to have "resisted 35 years of social potential personal change," and that they remained single, "predatory," and ill-suited for long-term relationships. It also criticized what it perceived as the use of characters as "authorial mouthpieces" for outdated and racist sentiments. Decker's production was also criticized for its staging and "ill-conceived" apartment set. It praised Duffy for the best acting, with Michael portrayed as "poisonous yet occasionally poignant." The Men from the Boys The Men From The Boys is a 2002 play by Mart Crowley. A sequel to the off-Broadway production "The Boys in the Band", "The Men From The Boys"