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Written by Alan Bennett
Directed by Bethan Leyshon
The action of the play takes place in Cutlers' Grammar School, Sheffield, a fictional boys' grammar school in the north of England. Set in the early 1980s, the play follows a group of history pupils preparing for the Oxbridge entrance examinations under the guidance of three teachers (Hector, Irwin and Lintott) with contrasting styles.
Hector, an eccentric teacher, delights in knowledge for its own sake, but the headmaster ambitiously wants the school to move up the academic league table; Irwin, a supply teacher, is hired to introduce a rather more cynical and ruthless style of teaching.
Playing at Swansea's Grand Theatre
Assistant Director:
Sarah Woodvine
Cast:
Hector – Dominic Padfield
Irwin – Joe Burnham
Mrs Lintott – Nicky Jefford
Headmaster – Joshua Sweet
Dakin – James Lawrence
Posner – Lawrence Porter
Scripps – Lucas Smith
Rudge – Tom Skirrow
Timms – Matthew McKew
Lockwood – Marc Jones
Akthar – Ben Carter
Crowther – Mark Dakin
