reviews of coram boy play

Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Coram Boy (NHB Modern Plays) at Amazon.com. Handel's glorious choral music - performed by a splendid group of singers - undergoes various kinds of ironic shading in Coram Boy, Helen Edmundson's stirring stage adaptation of Jamila Gavin's novel. #14 Posted: 4/20/07 at 9:16am Just wanted to throw my hat into the ring of CORAM BOY lovers - saw this on Wednesday evening and was blown away. Coram Boy book. T he National is raising the stakes when it comes to seasonal theatre. “Coram Boy” is not a musical but a play with music. #14 Posted: 4/20/07 at 9:16am Just wanted to throw my hat into the ring of CORAM BOY lovers - saw this on Wednesday evening and was blown away. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. Produced:National Theatre Synopsis: A tale of two cities: Gloucester and London.A tale of two orphans at the Coram Hospital for Deserted Children: Toby, saved from an African slave ship and Aaron, the abandoned son of the heir to a great estate. An epic adventure filled with danger and excitement. Coram Boy. By the time Coram Boy reached it’s emotive crescendo, many fellow audience members were left wiping tears away, confirming the sentiment that had been building in my mind through the production: this was one of, if not the best play I had ever seen. If you go to the theatre several hundred times a year, you can become a little jaded. The play itself is consistently evocative of the eighteenth century, complemented by the talented musical ensemble and even an appearance from Handel. Handel's glorious choral music - performed by a splendid group of singers - undergoes various kinds of ironic shading in Coram Boy, Helen Edmundson's stirring stage adaptation of Jamila Gavin's novel. It’s a fine distinction. Even so, when that elusive, really special play turns up, the shivers still shoot up and down the spine. Theatre review The story revolves around the “Coram Hospital for Deserted Children” in 18th century London. After His Dark Materials, we have Helen Edmundson's adaptation of Jamila … Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Coram Boy at Amazon.com. Babies are abandoned, with some subsequently rescued and many others allowed to die, in Jamila Gavin’s novel Coram Boy, adapted for the stage by Helen Edmundson. Synopsis: A tale of two cities: Gloucester and London.A tale of two orphans at the Coram Hospital for Deserted Children: Toby, saved from an African slave ship and Aaron, the abandoned son of the heir to a great estate. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. THE children’s novel Coram Boy, by the Indian-born British writer Jamila Gavin, was adapted a decade ago for the National Theatre in an acclaimed stage version by Helen Edmundson.The play won an Olivier Award before transferring to Broadway; the book, published in 2000, had earned Gavin a Whitbread Children’s Book Award. Coram Boy comes highly recommended, as a celebration of fantastic new talent in acting, directing, producing and musical performance. They are heavenly.-MB “Coram Boy” runs until December 2 at the new Pittsburgh Playhouse, 350 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Coram Boy is deemed to be suitable for those aged 12 upwards although slightly younger children might also enjoy themselves, provided that they can overcome one of two of the scarier scenes.