Coram Boy (Paperback, stage version)

A heartbreaking tale of orphans, angels, murder and music - dramatised from the Whitbread Award-winning novel set in 18th-century England. In 18th-century Gloucestershire, the evil Otis Gardner preys on unmarried mothers, promising to take their babies (and their money) to Thomas Coram's hospital for foundling children. Instead, he buries the babies and pockets the loot. But Otis's downfall is set in train when his half-witted son Meshak falls in love with a young girl, Melissa, and rescues the unwanted son she has had with a disgraced aristocrat. The child is brought up in Coram's hospital, and proves to have inherited the startling musical gifts of his father - gifts that ultimately bring about his father's redemption and a heartbreaking family reunion. Helen Edmundson's adaptation of Jamila Gavin's award-winning novel, Coram Boy, was first performed at the National Theatre, London, in 2005. It won the Time Out Live Award for Best Play. 'A rich and almost Gothic drama' - Philip Pullman

General

Imprint:	Nick Hern Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	NHB Modern Plays
Release date:	October 2005
First published:	April 2006
Authors:	Jamila Gavin
Adapted by:	Helen Edmundson
Dimensions:	200 x 130 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	120
Edition:	stage version
ISBN-13:	978-1-85459-894-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Drama texts, plays > General
LSN:	1-85459-894-5
Barcode:	9781854598943

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