The History Boys GCSE Student Guide
1st Edition
Published on 21. September 2017
120 pages
978-1-4742-2984-5 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
More details
Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
ISBN-13
978-1-4742-2984-5 (9781474229845)
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Book
09/2017
Methuen Drama
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Person
Professor Steve Nicholson is a professor in Twentieth Century and Contemporary Theatre and Subject Director for Theatre within the School of English at the University of Sheffield, UK. Much of his work explores relationships between theatre, society and political contexts. He is also interested in contemporary playwrights and practitioners who challenge traditional conventions about character, narrative and performance.
Content
- Cover page
- Halftitle page
- Methuen Drama publications for GCSE students
- Title page
- Copyright page
- CONTENTS
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- A NOTE ON THE TEXT
- CHAPTER ONE The Play
- Introduction
- Overview
- Contexts
- Themes
- Character
- Dramatic technique
- Critical reception and writings
- Related work
- Glossary of dramatic terms
- CHAPTER TWO Behind the Scenes
- Alan Bennett (playwright)
- Nicholas Hytner (director)
- CHAPTER THREE Writing About the Play
- Developing your personal response
- Finding the evidence
- Writing about character
- Writing style
- In the exam
- SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX
