Alan Bennett and the cast of 'The History Boys'
Alan Bennett and the cast of 'The History Boys'
by Derry Moore, 12th Earl of Drogheda
bromide fibre print, 2004
11 5/8 in. x 12 in. (295 mm x 306 mm)
Given by John Morton Morris, 2005
Photographs Collection
NPG x126978
Artistback to top
- Derry Moore, 12th Earl of Drogheda (1937-), Photographer. Artist or producer of 45 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
Sittersback to top
- Samuel Anderson (1982-), Actor. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Samuel Barnett (1980-), Actor. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Alan Bennett (1934-), Playwright. Sitter in 25 portraits. Identify
- Dominic Cooper (1978-), Actor. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- James Corden (1978-), Actor, comedian, writer and producer. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Sacha Dhawan (1984-), Actor. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Andrew Knott (1979-), Actor. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Jamie Parker (1979-), Actor. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Russell Tovey (1981-), Actor. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
This portraitback to top
Bennett's award winning play was first staged at the National Theatre in 2004. From left to right: Jamie Parker, Dominic Cooper, Samuel Barnett, James Corden, Alan Bennett, Andrew Knott, Samuel Anderson, Sacha Dhawan, Russell Tovey. For his role as 'Posner' Samuel Barnett won Best Newcomer and Best Supporting Actor in the Theatregoers Choice Awards.
Placesback to top
- Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: England, London (conference room, National Theatre, London)
Events of 2004back to top
Current affairs
Armed robbers raid the Northern Bank in Belfast, stealing £26.5 million. Gunmen entered the homes of two bank officials, kidnapping their families and forcing them to let them into the bank, before loading cash into vans and driving away. Police and the British and Irish governments claimed that the Provisional IRA was responsible and several of the people arrested had PIRA, Real IRA and Sinn Féin connections.Art and science
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An earthquake in the Indian Ocean on Boxing Day causes a tsunami that kills nearly 230,000 people when it hit the coasts of Southeast Asia. The earthquake itself was the second most powerful ever recorded on a seismograph and waves from the tsunami - the most devastating in history - were up to 30 metres high.Comments back to top
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