Coram Boy

The National Theatre's 2005 Christmas show: an expert dramatisation of this Whitbread Children's Book Award-winner. A fitting follow-up to "His Dark Materials", Jamila Gavin's Whitbread Award-winning "Coram Boy", set in the 18th century, is a tale of two cities - Gloucester and London - and of two boys: Toby, saved from an African slave ship, and Aaron, illegitimate heir to a great estate. Also a tale of fathers and sons: slave-trader Otis and his son Meshak; and landowner Sir William Ashbrook and the son he disinherits. This is the story where the National Theatre has chosen its Christmas show on its biggest stage: last occupied at this time of year by His Dark Materials. Cleverly, they have also chosen Helen Edmundson to adapt it, who has already fashioned magnificent plays out of "The Mill on the Floss", "Anna Karenina" and "War and Peace". The result - with a cast of twenty and sumptuous sets and costumes - is set fair to be another box-office smash.

ISBN 1854598945   Volumes 1 ISBN13 9781854598943 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 141 Publisher Nick Hern Books   Published in London Imprint Nick Hern Books   Series title Nick Hern Book Format Paperback   Height (mm) 192 Publication date 10 Nov 2005   Width (mm) 129 Library of Congress PR6055.D65   Spine width (mm) 7 DEWEY 822.914   Academic level General DEWEY edition DC22   Interest age From 12 To 17 Pages 96

"A rich and almost Gothic drama" Philip Pullman, Guardian"

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