The History Boys GCSE Student Guide

Steve Nicholson

ISBN 10: 1474229832 / ISBN 13: 9781474229838

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, GB, 2017

About this Item

Premiered at the National Theatre and winner of both the Olivier and Tony Awards for Best Play, Alan Bennett's The History Boys confronts issues of education, sexuality, and peer pressure through a group of boys preparing for their Oxbridge exams.Written specifically for Key Stage 4 students, this GCSE Student Guide offers a critical commentary on the text through an overview of the play and extensive analysis of themes, characters, contexts, dramatic technique, critical reception and related works. In addition, there is a section on how to write about the play, a glossary of dramatic terms and new interviews with Alan Bennett and the play's original director, Sir Nicholas Hytner. Throughout the guide are suggestions for activities and exercises pitched at the GSCE student, making this an indispensable resource for anyone studying the play at this level.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The History Boys GCSE Student Guide
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, GB
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1474229832
• ISBN 13: 9781474229838
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 124 grams

About this title

Synopsis

Written specifically for GCSE students by academics in the field, the Methuen Drama GCSE Guides help in preparing students to approach their exams with confidence.

Key features include a critical commentary of the play with extensive, clearly labelled analyses on themes, characters and context, sections on dramatic technique, critical reception, related works, fascinating behind-the-scenes interviews with playwrights, directors or actors, and a helpful glossary of dramatic terms.

Premiered at the National Theatre and winner of both the Olivier and Tony Awards for Best Play, Alan Bennett's The History Boys confronts issues of education, sexuality, and peer pressure through a group of boys preparing for their Oxbridge exams.

Carefully following the requirements of GCSE English Literature assessment objectives, these studies include expert advice on how to write about modern drama. With featured activities for group study and independent work, they are versatile and valuable to students and teachers alike.

About the Author

Steve Nicholson is the Chair in 20th-Century and Contemporary Theatre in the School of English at the University of Sheffield, where he lectures and teaches on courses in both English and Theatre. He has written and published extensively on relationships between theatre and society, as well as on the work of individual playwrights, approaching them equally from literary, historical and performance perspectives.