{
  "id": 16015332,
  "title": "‘The History Boys’ Returns to London West End After 20 Years, With Nicholas Hytner Back Directing Alan Bennett’s Play",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/the-history-boys-returns-to-london-west-end-after-20-years-with",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-22T08:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/theater/news/the-history-boys-london-west-end-20-years-1236919388/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Alan Bennett’s “The History Boys” is going back to London’s West End after a 20-year absence. Nicholas Hytner returns to the National Theatre production he first staged in 2004, which later went to Broadway and won six Tony Awards there. Set in 1980s Britain, the comedy follows eight pupils at a Sheffield boys’ grammar school. […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}