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Black Box 149

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Black Box 149
AuthorRosemary Johns
Cover artistPeter Mumford
LanguageEnglish
GenrePlay
PublisherCurrency Press
Publication date
2012
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint (Paperback)
ISBN978-0-86819-943-6

Black Box 149 is a play by Australian playwright Rosemary Johns.

Plot

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An account of the grounding of British Airways Flight 149 at Kuwait International Airport during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990.

First production

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Black Box 149 was first produced at La Mama Theatre, Melbourne, on 15 September 2011, as part of the 2011 Melbourne Fringe Festival, with the following cast:

Pilot: Dennis Coard
Man: Majid Shokor
Director: Matt Scholten
Dramaturgical Adviser: Julian Meyrick
Set Design and Graphics: Peter Mumford
Stage Manager/Operator: Benjamin Morris
Audiovisuals: Brett Ludeman[1]

Reception

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Black Box 149 was included on the 2012 Victorian Certificate of Education drama syllabus,[2][3] and was presented at the 2012 9th Women Playwrights International Conference.[4][5] It was also selected and performed at Nuremberg as part of the Australia now Germany program 2017.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Event: Black Box 149". usstage.edu.au. AusStage. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ Robin Usher (25 April 2012). "Forging friendships in the furnace of fear". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Rosemary Johns". australianplays.org. Australian Script Centre. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  4. ^ Gibson, Emma; Betzien, Angela; Hogan, Zoe; Johns, Rosemary. "In August 2012, Playwriting Australia's Artistic Director Chris Mead was invited to speak at the 9th Women Playwrights International Conference in Stockholm, Sweden. Chris and a number of Australian women playwrights attended the event and they share their experiences and stories in a special two-part series for the PWA blog". Playwriting Australia. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Selected Plays". wpic.riksteatern.se. Women Playwrights International Conference. Archived from the original on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Performing Arts". australianow2017.de. Australian Government. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
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