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23 May 2004

The History Boys

A new play at the National Theatre in London includes an excerpt of “It’s a sin”.
The play, “The History Boys” by Alan Bennett, opened on Tuesday, and is about a group of schoolboys attending a Sheffield school in the 1980s.
The playwright Alan Bennett requested Neil and Chris’s permission to use the song which is sung by one of the boys shortly before the end of the show. Neil and Chris attended the first night of the play at the invitation of Alan Bennett and thought it excellent. Afterwards they met some of the cast at the first-night party.

Pet Text
11 April 2026

What an unforgettable week! We loved each of the five “Obscure” nights at the Electric Ballroom. Thanks to everyone who made it happen, our musicians and musical guests (Sylvia Mason-James, Johnny Marr and Mark Refoy) and all the Petheads who came along. 

Friday night’s set list: Positive role model, Will-o-the-wisp, After the event, Two divided by zero, Jack the lad, To face the truth, Hit and miss, Bet she’s not your girlfriend, One in a million/Mr Vain (with Sylvia), Happiness is an option (with Sylvia), Sexy northerner, In his imagination, It couldn’t happen here, Miserablism, King of Rome, Kings Cross, Love is the law, Why don’t we live together?, Requiem in denim and leopardskin, Your funny uncle, The way it used to be, Later tonight, I dream of a better tomorrow.

Photo: Eva Pentel 


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