Coram Boy Explained

Coram Boy is a 2000 children's novel by Jamila Gavin. It won Gavin a Whitbread Children's Book Award.

Reception

Coram Boy received reviews from Booklist,^[1] the Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy,^[2] Kirkus Reviews,^[3] Publishers Weekly,^[4] and The New York Times Book Review.^[5]

In 2000, Coram Boy won the Whitbread Prize for Children's Book.^[6]

Stage adaptation

See main article: article and Coram Boy (play). The book was adapted for the stage by Helen Edmundson, with music (after Handel) by Adrian Sutton, and played for two runs on the Olivier Stage at the National Theatre in 2005-2006 and 2006–2007,^[7] also having a brief Broadway production in 2007.^[8]

The play received a number of Tony Award,^[9] Drama Desk Award and Outer Critics Circle Award^[10] nominations, and a Theatre World Award for Xanthe Elbrick in 2007.^[11] Coram Boy was nominated for four Olivier Awards 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).^[12]

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.

External links

• • Book: Cousin, Geraldine . Playing for time . 2013-07-19 . Manchester University Press . 978-1-84779-168-9 . Coram Boy: A final story . 10.7765/9781847791689.00014.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2001-12-15 . Coram Boy . subscription . 2024-08-25 . Booklist.
2. Grantham . Carol . February 2002 . Coram Boy. (Reviews: books for adolescents). . . . 45 . 5 . Gale . 26 August 2024 . 26 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240826023845/https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA82843666&sid=googleScholar&v=2.1&it=r&linkaccess=abs&issn=10813004&p=AONE&sw=w&userGroupName=anon%7E8b301615&aty=open-web-entry . live .
3. Web site: 2001-09-15 . Coram Boy . 2024-08-26 . Kirkus Reviews.
4. Web site: 2001-09-17 . CORAM BOY by Jamila Gavin . 2024-08-26 . . 26 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240826023846/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780374315443 . live .
5. Fraser . Rebecca . 2001-12-02 . Coram Boy . 2024-08-26 . . Gale . 106 . 48 . 26 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240826023846/https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=LitRC&u=abccampus&id=GALEA80774512&v=2.1&it=r&sid=googleScholar&asid=49624067 . live .
6. Web site: The Whitbread Book Awards past winners complete list . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071009040708/http://www.costabookawards.com/downloads/Past_Winners_complete_list.pdf . 2007-10-09 . 2007-05-31 . Costa Book Awards.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. Web site: February 26, 2006 . Photos: The Full List of 2006 Olivier Awards . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110616053058/http://www.whatsonstage.com/index.php?pg=207&story=E8821140977036 . June 16, 2011 . 2009-09-25 . dmy-all.