Coram Boy
Coram Boy is a children's novel by Jamila Gavin. Published in 2000, it won Gavin a Whitbread Children's Book Award.[1] The story follows the wealthy Alexander Ashbrook and Toby, a young boy saved from an African slave ship, as their lives become closely involved. The story is told in two sections: one takes place in 1751 and the other in 1750.
Stage adaptation [edit]
The book was adapted for the stage by Helen Edmundson,with music by Adrian Sutton, and played for two runs on the Olivier Stage at the National Theatre in 2005-2006 and 2006–2007,[2] also having a brief Broadway production in 2007.[3] The play received a number of Tony Award,[4] Drama Desk Award and Outer Critics Circle Award[5] nominations, and a Theatre World Award for Xanthe Elbrick in 2007.[6]
Coram Boy was re-staged in 2011 by Bristol Old Vic at Colston Hall, again directed by Melly Still, and featuring a cast, choir and orchestra from Bristol.
Footnotes [edit]
- ^ "The Whitbread Book Awards past winners complete list" (PDF). Costa Book Awards. Retrieved 2007-05-31.
- ^ "Coram Boy". National Theatre. 24 February 2008. Retrieved 2007-05-31.
- ^ "Photos: The Full List of 2006 Olivier Awards". February 26, 2006.
- ^ "Coram Boy Awards". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2007-06-01.
- ^ "Outer Critics Circle Awards 2006-2007". Outer Critics Circle. Retrieved 2007-06-01.
- ^ Ernio Hernandez (2007-05-22). "Fantasia Barrino and Bill Nighy Among Winners of Theatre World Awards". Playbill. Retrieved 2007-06-01.
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