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Coram Boy 2006
adapted by Helen Edmundson
from a novel by Jamila Gavin
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.
A tale of fathers and sons, set in the dark heart of 18th-century England. An epic adventure filled with danger and excitement.
'A rich and almost gothic drama unfolds, full of dastardly villains, cold-hearted aristocrats, devoted friends and passionate lovers, and set against a background of cruelty, music and murder.'
Philip Pullman
All tickets for Under 18s are £16.50
Winner of the Whitbread Children's Book Award
Recommended for 12 years+
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Coram Boy is published by Egmont books.
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Cast credits:
Mrs Milcote : Clare Burt
Adult Alexander Ashbrook : Bertie Carvel
Young Thomas : Abby Ford
Mrs Lynch : Ruth Gemmell
Lady Ashbrook : Rebecca Johnson
Toby : Debbie Korley
Miss Price : Inika Leigh Wright
Mrs Hendry : Sharon Maharaj
Alice Ashbrook : Jenni Maitland
Young Alexander Ashbrook / Aaron : Katherine Manners
Molly : Deeivya Meir
Melissa / Angel : Justine Mitchell
Adult Thomas : Stuart McLoughlin
Otis : Tim McMullan
Sir William Ashbrook : William Scott-Masson
Claymore : Adam Shipway
Alice Ashbrook : Hannah Storey
Handel / Dr Smith : Nicholas Tizzard
Meshak : Al Weaver
Isobel Ashbrook : Kelly Williams
Production credits:
Director : Melly Still
Designers : Ti Green and Melly Still
Lighting Designer: Paule Constable
Music : Adrian Sutton
Sound Designer: Christopher Shutt
Music directed and Vocal Improvisations devised by : Derek Barnes
Fight Director: Alison de Burgh
Project developed by: Tom Morris
Company Voice Work: Annemette Verspeak
Dialect Coaches: William Conacher, Sally Grace
Flying Effects : FREEDOM flying
Assistant MD/Choir Manager : Jan Winstone
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Coram Boy 2006 finished on: 24 February 2007
