Alison,
I haven't seen the play but watched the film last week. It made me uneasy
but I hadn't got around to articulating why. I know that I found it
unconvincing, particularly as I was a contemporary of the History Boys. I
think this is an excellent review. Thank you.
Tina
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>From: Alison Croggon <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: "Poetryetc: poetry and poetics" <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: The History Boys
>Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2007 23:53:26 +1000
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>Some of you might be interested in my review of Alan Bennett's The History
>Boys, in which there is quite a lot of poetry. If not, ultimately, a whole
>lot of theatre. It's rather long, but you can peruse it at your leisure at
>http://theatrenotes.blogspot.com
>
>All the best
>
>A
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