Coram Boy Explained
Coram Boy is a 2000 children's novel by Jamila Gavin. It won Gavin a Whitbread Children's Book Award.[1]
Stage adaptation
See main article: article and Coram Boy (play). 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 nominated for four Olivier Awards[7] in 2006: for Best New Play (Helen Edmundson), Best Director (Melly Still), Best Sound Design (Christopher Shutt), and Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Paul Ritter).
Coram Boy was re-staged in 2011 by Bristol Old Vic at Colston Hall, now the Bristol Beacon, again directed by Melly Still, and featuring a cast, choir and orchestra from Bristol.
Notes and References
- Web site: The Whitbread Book Awards past winners complete list. Costa Book Awards. 2007-05-31. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071009040708/http://www.costabookawards.com/downloads/Past_Winners_complete_list.pdf. 2007-10-09.
- Web site: Coram Boy. National Theatre. 24 February 2008. 2007-05-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20070814095027/http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/?lid=16220. 2007-08-14. dmy-all.
- Web site: Blue Boy: Coram Boy Closes on Broadway May 27 . Andrew Gans . 2007-05-27 . 2007-05-31 . Playbill . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070930184247/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/108338.html . 2007-09-30 . dmy-all.
- Web site: Coram Boy Awards . Internet Broadway Database . 2007-06-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070526221730/http://www.ibdb.com/awardproduction.asp?id=456224 . 2007-05-26 . dmy-all.
- Web site: Outer Critics Circle Awards 2006-2007. 2007-06-01. Outer Critics Circle. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070917013040/http://www.outercritics.org/awards.aspx. 2007-09-17. dmy-all.
- Web site: Fantasia Barrino and Bill Nighy Among Winners of Theatre World Awards . Ernio Hernandez . 2007-05-22 . 2007-06-01 . Playbill . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070524104611/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/108210.html . 2007-05-24 . dmy-all.
- Web site: Photos: The Full List of 2006 Olivier Awards. February 26, 2006. 2009-09-25. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110616053058/http://www.whatsonstage.com/index.php?pg=207&story=E8821140977036. June 16, 2011. dmy-all.