New Boy Whole Play Context

New Boy was a play written by William Sutcliffe and was originally published in 1996 however the play is set 10 years earlier in 1986. Before Barry joins the school, Mark considered himself quite the lad of the school however was unsuccesful when it came to girls and relationships. This is when Barry joins the school and due to him being handsome, Mark see's this as an opportunity to get closer to women. However going through the story, Barry sleeps with lots of girls and even a teacher whilst Mark is still left for himself. The reason for this is due to Mark being attracted to Barry however he doesnt want to admit it.