Black Box 149 is a play by Australian playwright Rosemary Johns.
Plot An account of the grounding of British Airways Flight 149 at Kuwait International Airport during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990.
First production 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 and crew: Pilot – Dennis Coard Man – Majid Shokor Director – Matt Scholten Dramaturgical Advisor – 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 Victorian Certificate of Education drama syllabus, and was presented at the 2012 9th Women Playwrights International Conference. It was also selected and performed at Nuremberg as part of the Australia now Germany program 2017.
References
External links Library holdings of 2012 book of the play