Our Boys

Our Boys is a comedy in three acts written by Henry James Byron, first performed in London on 16 January 1875 at the Vaudeville Theatre. Until it was surpassed by the run of Charley's Aunt in the 1890s, it was the world's longest-running play, up to that time, with 1,362 performances until April 1879. Theatre owner David James (1839–93) was Perkyn in the production. The production also toured extensively. The play contains the famous line, "Life’s too short for chess."

The piece played in New York in 1875, at the New Fifth Avenue Theatre, and in 1907 at the Lyric Theatre. It also played in Philadelphia.Arthur Williams appeared in a 1914 London revival of the piece.

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Our Boys (1993 play)

Our Boys is a play in two acts written by the actor Jonathan Guy Lewis, credited under his nom de plume Jonathan Lewis, first performed in London on 13 May 1993 and subsequently performed in Derby and the Donmar Warehouse, London.

It was being revived in the West End in October 2012.

Performances

Our Boys was first performed in London on 13 May 1993 at the Cockpit Theatre and subsequently revived in a production that originated at Derby Playhouse (now known as Derby Theatre) and then transferred to the Donmar Warehouse where it ran from 11 April to 13 May 1995. The production led to the play winning the Best Fringe Play award in the Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards, and the play was published by Samuel French and remains in print.

Subsequent productions have been performed at various fringe theatres by both amateur and professional theatre groups and companies.

On 15 June 2012, it was announced that the play would receive its West End premiere at the Duchess Theatre on 3 October 2012, with preview performances starting on 26 September 2012, in a new production directed by David Grindley, designed by Jonatham Fensom, with lighting by Jason Taylor and sound by Gregory Clarke. Cast confirmed upon announcement were Cian Barry as Keith, Arthur Darvill as Parry, Laurence Fox as Joe and Matthew Lewis as Mick. The show is produced by James Seabright, Jenny Topper, Sue Scott Davison and Lee Menzies.

Our Boys (disambiguation)

Our Boys may refer to: