Coram Boy
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 First edition (publ. Mammoth Books) | |
| Author | Jamila Gavin |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Egmont |
Publication date | January 1, 2000 |
| Award | Whitbread Prize |
| ISBN | 978-1-405-21282-3 |
Coram Boy is a 2000 children's novel by Jamila Gavin. It won Gavin a Whitbread Children's Book Award.
Reception
[edit]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
[edit]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.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Coram Boy". Booklist. 15 December 2001. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ Grantham, Carol (February 2002). "Coram Boy. (Reviews: books for adolescents)". Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy. 45 (5). International Literacy Association. Archived from the original on 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via Gale.
- ^ "Coram Boy". Kirkus Reviews. 15 September 2001. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "CORAM BOY by Jamila Gavin". Publishers Weekly. 17 September 2001. Archived from the original on 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ Fraser, Rebecca (2 December 2001). "Coram Boy". The New York Times Book Review. Vol. 106, no. 48. Archived from the original on 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via Gale.
- ^ "The Whitbread Book Awards past winners complete list" (PDF). Costa Book Awards. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 October 2007. Retrieved 31 May 2007.
- ^ "Coram Boy". National Theatre. 24 February 2008. Archived from the original on 14 August 2007. Retrieved 31 May 2007.
- ^ Andrew Gans (27 May 2007). "Blue Boy: Coram Boy Closes on Broadway May 27". Playbill. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 31 May 2007.
- ^ "Coram Boy Awards". Internet Broadway Database. Archived from the original on 26 May 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2007.
- ^ "Outer Critics Circle Awards 2006-2007". Outer Critics Circle. Archived from the original on 17 September 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2007.
- ^ Ernio Hernandez (22 May 2007). "Fantasia Barrino and Bill Nighy Among Winners of Theatre World Awards". Playbill. Archived from the original on 24 May 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2007.
- ^ "Photos: The Full List of 2006 Olivier Awards". 26 February 2006. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
External links
[edit]- Wallace, Elizabeth Kowaleski (2010), Kaplan, Cora; Oldfield, John (eds.), "Coram Boy: Slavery, Theatricality and Sentimentality on the British Stage", Imagining Transatlantic Slavery, London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, pp. 145–161, doi:10.1057/9780230277106_10, ISBN 978-1-349-36765-8, retrieved 26 August 2024
- Cousin, Geraldine (19 July 2013). "Coram Boy: A final story". Playing for time. Manchester University Press. doi:10.7765/9781847791689.00014. ISBN 978-1-84779-168-9.
