It's back-to-school week in the UK – and as students, parents and teachers get ready for the new term, we've been pondering the best plays about school.
From Denise Deegan's 1920s romp through hockey sticks and midnight feasts, Daisy Pulls it Off, to Alan Bennett's History Boys, which follows a boisterous class of Sheffield grammar school boys in search of an Oxbridge place, plays have covered a wide spectrum of school experiences.
Bennett's Olivier-award-winning drama questions the way in which pupils are taught and learn – something that seems especially timely this week, given the ongoing controversy over this summer's GSCE results.
But which plays about schools have made the biggest impression on you? We'd love to hear your suggestions for sensational schoolroom dramas in the thread below.
