Minor Characters
Lockwood
Lockwood is a thoughtful student who also participates in the class’s irreverent joking. He becomes a magistrate.
Akthar
Akthar is a Muslim student, a fact that is referred to several times throughout the play. He eventually becomes the headmaster of a school.
Timms
Timms is a funny and confident student. He often contributes to the class’s lively banter. He ends up owning a chain of dry-cleaners and using drugs.
Crowther
Crowther is an aspiring actor and theater enthusiast. He is one of the quieter students in the class. He eventually becomes a magistrate.
Director
The director only appears in one scene at the beginning of Act Two, helping Irwin with his television history piece about King Henry VIII. He is pre-occupied with making a historical documentary that won’t be too hard for people to understand.
Make-up assistant
At one point during the filming of Irwin’s television documentary, a non-speaking make-up assistant brings Posner off the set when Irwin decides that he is no longer welcome there.