An unruly bunch of bright, funny sixth-form boys is in pursuit of sex, sport, and a place at university. A maverick English teacher is at odds with a young and shrewd supply teacher. A headmaster is obsessed with results, while a history teacher thinks he's a fool. In Alan Bennett's classic play, staff room rivalry and the anarchy of adolescence provoke insistent questions about history and how you teach it, as well as about education and its purpose. The History Boys premiered at the National in May 2004.