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Voted the nation’s favourite play, Alan Bennett’s multi award-winning The History Boys arrives at the Lyceum this May.

Winner of over 30 theatre awards including Olivier, Evening Standard, Critics’ Circle, South Bank Show, New York Drama Critics’ Circle and Tony Awards for Best New Play, Alan Bennett’s masterpiece was voted the nation’s favourite play in a recent national survey.

Set in the 1980s, The History Boys is a comic drama about adolescent schoolboys. An unruly bunch of bright, funny sixth-formers in pursuit of sex, sport and a place at university. A maverick English teacher at odds with the young and shrewd supply teacher. A headmaster obsessed with results and a history teacher who thinks he’s a fool.

Staffroom rivalry and the anarchy of adolescence provoke insistent questions about history and how you teach it; about education and its purpose.

Presented in a brand new touring production from the producers of Avenue Q UK Tour, Spring Awakening UK Tour and Seussical, West End - this hilarious national treasure hits all the right spots for a good night out.

‘Pass it on boys… that’s the game I wanted you to learn… pass it on’
 

**** A vivid, propulsive rendering of a 21st century classic
The Times

From £22.50*

A £1.50 per ticket booking fee applies, capped at six per order. Fee-free booking for Friends of The Lyceum; Groups of 10+ please call 01270 368 242 to buy fee-free.

Evening Pre-Show Dining

Enhance your visit to the Theatre by arriving a little earlier, meeting up with friends in the Theatre Bar, and perhaps spot a few famous faces off stage.

Evening Dining Menu

Matinee Afternoon Tea

Enjoy a delicious afternoon tea before or after the matinee performances of The History Boys. Choose from a delicious cream tea, a full afternoon tea or make it a celebration with a cheeky fizz and tea.

Afternoon Tea Menu

Pricing

Front Stalls: £26*
Rear Stalls: £22.50*
Concessions: £2 off all ticket prices*
Groups 10+ take 20% off ticket price. Contact the Box Office to buy fee-free.

School Groups: £15. Please contact the Box Office for more information about bringing your school to see The History Boys.

*A £1.50 per ticket booking fee applies, capped at six per order. Fee-free booking for Friends of The Lyceum; Groups of 10+ please call 01270 368 242 to buy fee-free.