''Black Box 149'' is a play by Australian playwright

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Plot

An account of the grounding of

British Airways Flight 149 British Airways Flight 149 was a flight from London Heathrow Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, then the international airport for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, via Kuwait and Madras International Airports, operated by British Airways using ...

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during the Iraqi invasion of

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in 1990.

First production

''Black Box 149'' was first produced at La Mama Theatre, Melbourne, on 15 September 2011, as part of the 2011

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, with the following cast: :Pilot: Dennis Coard :Man: Majid Shokor :Director:

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:Dramaturgical Adviser: Julian Meyrick :Set Design and Graphics: Peter Mumford :Stage Manager/Operator: Benjamin Morris :Audiovisuals: Brett Ludeman

Reception

''Black Box 149'' was included on the 2012

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drama syllabus, and was presented at the 2012 9th Women Playwrights International Conference. It was also selected and performed at

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as part of the Australia now Germany program 2017.

References

External links

Library holdings of 2012 book of the play
{{Authority control Australian plays 2011 plays Docudrama plays