The History Boys extends to 1 Oct

Alan Bennett�s critically acclaimed The History Boys, the winner of six 2006 Tony Awards, including Best Play, has extended its limited engagement by four weeks.

The production, which was originally scheduled to close on 3 Sep 2006, will now play through to 1 Oct 2006.

The History Boys opened at the Broadhurst Theatre on 23 Apr 2006, following previews from the 14 Apr.

The History Boys won Tony Awards for Best Play (Alan Bennett), Best Director of a Play (Nicholas Hytner), Best Leading Actor in a Play (Richard Griffiths), Best Featured Actress in a Play (Frances de la Tour), Best Scenic Design of a Play (Bob Crowley) and Best Lighting Design of a Play (Mark Henderson).

The production won the most Tony Awards of any show this season, and tied the record for most Tony Award wins for a play, set by the original production of Death of a Salesman in 1949.

The play also won all of the major New York and London Awards, including the New York Drama Critics� Circle, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Drama League, Olivier, Evening Standard and London Critics� Circle Awards for Best Play.

Alan Bennett's The History Boys is about staff room rivalry, the anarchy of adolescence and the purpose of education. An unruly bunch of bright, funny sixth-form boys in pursuit of sex, sport and a place at university. A maverick English teacher at odds with the young and shrewd supply teacher. A headmaster obsessed with results and a history teacher who thinks he's a fool.

The History Boys, stars The National Theatre of Great Britain's original cast Samuel Anderson (Crowther), Samuel Barnett (Posner), Dominic Cooper (Dakin), James Corden (Timms), Sacha Dhawan (Akthar), Andrew Knott (Lockwood), Jamie Parker (Scripps), Russell Tovey (Rudge), Frances de la Tour (Mrs. Lintott), Richard Griffiths (Hector), Clive Merrison (Headmaster), Stephen Campbell Moore (Irwin), Joseph Attenborough, Tom Attwood, Rudi Dharmalingam, Colin Haigh and Pamela Merrick.

The History Boys features scenic and costume design by Tony Award winner Bob Crowley, lighting by Mark Henderson, sound design by Colin Pink, music by Richard Sisson and video direction by Ben Taylor.

Alan Bennett's previous plays include 'Talking Heads, a collection of of monologues,' 'Habeas Corpus,' 'Kafka's Dick,' 'Prick Up Your Ears,' 'The Madness of King George' and 'The Lady in the Van.'