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 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.
