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.
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The Question and Answer section for The History Boys is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
Im my opinion, Hector was once an excellent teacher, but his bitterness toward the field later affected his teaching. Hector hated test prep.
Posner is a Jewish boy of small stature and the youngest student in his sixth-form class. He is gay and harbors an unrequited crush on Dakin. He struggles after finishing school, dropping out of Cambridge and never really finding a career path. He...
Hector is the protagonist.
The Headmaster is the antagonist.
