The History Boys (film) Film – Limited Release. Griffiths and de la Tour received BAFTA nominations for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress, respectively. The History Boys (film) The History Boys is a 2006 British comedy-drama film adapted by Alan Bennett from his play of the same name, which won the 2005 Olivier Award for Best New Play and the 2006 Tony Award for Best Play. It was directed by Nicholas Hytner, who directed the original production at the Royal National Theatre in London, and features the original cast of the play. The school scenes were filmed in Watford in two schools, Watford Grammar
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.