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‘Terrific’ ‒ The History Boys review

The History Boys follows a group of bright state school pupils in the 1980s as they navigate the usual hazards of sex, friendship and self-discovery, all whilst working towards getting into Oxford and Cambridge.’  The first striking thing about EUTC’s production of Axlan Bennett’s classic is the casting. The titular ‘boys’ are portrayed by both […]

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Film

The Lady in the Van

Dame Maggie Smith stars in Nicholas Hytner’s film adaptation of Alan Bennett’s self-starring play. It has been 15 years since Smith first took on the role of Margret Shepherd, roughly the same amount of time that Shepherd spent living in Bennett’s driveway. An agreement of three months soon turns into fifteen years when writer Alan […]