The National Theatres 2005 Christmas show: an expert dramatisation of this Whitbread Childrens Book Award-winner. A fitting follow-up to His Dark Materials" Jamila Gavins Whitbread Award-winning " Coram Boy" set in the 18th century is a tale of two cities
- Gloucester & London
- & of two boys: Toby saved from an African slave ship & Aaron illegitimate heir to a great estate. Also a tale of fathers & sons: slave-trader Otis & his son Meshak; & landowner Sir William Ashbrook & the son he disinherits. This is the story where the National Theatre has chosen its Christmas show on its biggest stage: last occupied at this time of year by His Dark Materials. Cleverly they have also chosen Helen Edmundson to adapt it who has already fashioned magnificent plays out of " The Mill on the Floss" " Anna Karenina" & " War & Peace". The result
- with a cast of twenty & sumptuous sets & costumes
- is set fair to be another box-office smash."