Written by Alan Bennett. Directed by Carla Moore. ![TheHistoryBoys](https://www.theatreonchester.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/TheHistoryBoys-205x300.jpg)
25 July to 16 August 2014
By arrangement with ORiGiN Theatrical, on behalf of Samuel French, LTD.
Set in an English grammar school in the 1980’s, we meet a bunch of bright, funny senior boys who are pursuing the usual: sex, sport, and a place at a good university. For the old-school humanist and eccentric teacher Hector, literature is a preparation for life and engages students with culture and knowledge for its own sake. He is replaced by the up-and-coming rationalist Irwin who gives way to the results-driven education that we see today and breaks knowledge down into a set of bullet points that may come up on an exam paper. As one of the boys puts it: “Do you want us to be thoughtful or do you want us to be smart?”
Performance dates:
Friday 25 July, 8pm
Saturday 26 July, 5pm
Sunday 27 July, 5pm
Wednesday 30 July, 8pm
Friday 1 August, 8pm
Saturday 2 August, 8pm
Sunday 3 August, 5pm
Friday 8 August, 8pm
Saturday 9 August, 8pm
Sunday 10 August, 5pm
Wednesday 13 August, 8pm
Friday 15 August, 8pm
Saturday 16 August, 8pm
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