| Description |
54 pages ; 21 cm |
| Series |
Currency plays |
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Currency plays.
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| Summary |
2 August 1990. The day Kuwait was invaded. British Airways flight 149. Outbound Heathrow to Kuwait. Kuwait to Kuala Lumpur. Black Box 149 is a capitvating thriller based on the true story of the grounding of British Airways Flight 149 at Kuwait International Airport during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990. Why was British Airways the only Western airline in the world that didn't realise something was amiss? Were the British responsible for putting nearly 400 passengers in harm's way? Experience the devastating effects of war and confinement on an innocent man caught in a living nightmare |
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A ficionalised account of a true incident - the grounding of British Airways Flight 149 at Kuwait International Airport during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990 - Black Box 149 explores the impact of war and terror on the lives of civilians. Written as an intense psychological and emotional journey, the play explores secrets, betrayal and guilt, and how the personal is impacted by the political |
| Analysis |
Australian |
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Australian drama |
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Performing arts |
| Notes |
"First produced at La Mama Theatre, Melbourne, on 15 September 2011." |
| Audience |
Teenage/Secondary, Tertiary/Undergraduate, General |
| Notes |
In English, Apppendix in English, Arabic and Iraqi |
| Subject |
British Airways -- Drama.
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Aeronautics -- Flights -- Drama.
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Airlines -- Drama.
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Australian drama -- 21st century.
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Iraq-Kuwait Crisis, 1990-1991 -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| ISBN |
0868199435 (paperback) |
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9780868199436 (paperback) |
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