Coram Boy

Set  in 18th century England, Coram Boy is a tale of two orphans at the  Coram Hospital for Foundling Children - one an abandoned son of the heir  of a great estate, the other rescued from a slave ship - how they got  there and how their lives are intertwined with those of slave trader  Otis and his son Meshak.

It was written for performance at the National Theatre and prompted Philip Pullman to say:

"A  rich and almost gothic drama, full of dastardly villains, cold hearted  aristocrats, devoted friends and passionate lovers, set against a  background of cruelty, music and murder."

Adapted by Helen Edmundson from the novel by Jamila Gavin.