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 Boys' War: Confederate and Union soldiers talk about the Civil War all ages." and "School Library Journal" called it an "informative, moving work." "Kirkus Reviews" found it "Undistinguished writing, but useful." while The Cooperative Children's Book Center called it "an intriguing history of the Civil War". "Publishers Weekly" wrote "Handsomely produced, the book does not shrink from presenting the stark images of youngsters killed or mutilated in battle. The extensive use of contemporary archival photos reinforces the power of the understated text." The Boys' War: Confederate and Union soldiers talk about the Civil War The Boys' War: Confederate and Union soldiers talk about the Civil War is a 1990 Children's history