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Orestes: Blood and Light
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Orestes
by Jamila Gavin, Helen Edmundson
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What readers are saying
Readers are largely impressed with the adaptation of Orestes, praising its ability to bring the source material to life on stage. Many find the play intense and engaging, with some noting its epic nature and strong emotional impact. However, there are mixed feelings regarding the script, with a few indicating it could be improved.
Engaging and intense adaptationStrong emotional impactClear and easy to understandEpic melodramaScript could be improved
Synopsis
Set in the eighteenth century, Coram Boy is a tale of two cities and a tale of two boys: Toby, saved from an African slave ship, and Aaron, the illegitimate heir to a great estate.
It’s also a tale of fathers and sons: slave-trader, Otis, and his son Meshak; and landowner Sir William Ashbrook and the son he disinherits.
Publication
PublisherNick Hern Books
Year2006
BindingPaperback
Pages96
PlaceLondon
LanguageEnglish
ISBN-139781854598943
ISBN-101854598945
eISBN-139781780011660
LCCN2006373570
LCCPR6055.D65 O74 2006
DCC822.914
Orestes is a play written by Jamila Gavin and published by Nick Hern Books in London (2006).
Digital editions available on Amazon Kindle, Apple Books (eISBN 9781780011660).
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