“Do you see colour, when you hear different notes?” 

1624 – A new Act is passed making both the concealment of an illegitimate pregnancy and the death of a new-born baby a capital offence.

1741 – Thomas Coram founds the first Hospital for Foundling children.

1742 – The patron of the Coram Hospital, George Frideric Handel, starts composing his Messiah to raise funds for the Hospital. Our story begins. 

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c. 90 Minutes