Coram Boy - National Theatre 2006

Genre: Drama
Opened 7 Dec 2006
Written: adapted by Helen Edmundson, from a novel by Jamila Gavin
Directed: Melly Still
Produced:National Theatre
Synopsis: 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.

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Production photos by Catherine Ashmore

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