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 Men from the Boys 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" takes place in a New York City apartment, where friends are in for more than they expected after a friend's memorial service. The plot follows the characters of "The Boys in the Band," revisiting them 35 years later. The group is brought back together at the funeral of Larry, who died of pancreatic cancer. They revisit the same apartment in Manhattan as the first play, and again