
Coram Boy
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Helen Edmundson’s grand-scale historical drama 'Coram Boy' brought a visually magnificent, emotionally massive theatrical experience to the Imperial Theatre in 2007, capturing six major Tony Award nominations. Based on the celebrated novel by Jamila Gavin, the sweeping narrative unfolds in 18th-century Georgian England, tracking a heartbreaking, epic tale of orphan trafficking, star-crossed aristocratic romances, and familial fractures centered around London's historic Foundling Hospital. Infused with a glorious, live operetic choir executing the symphonic themes of Handel's *Messiah*, the spectacular production was directed by Melly Still, starring an elite ensemble including Jan Maxwell.

