| A Museum in Baghdad Contributor(s): Khalil, Hannah (Author) |
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ISBN: 1350150800 ISBN-13: 9781350150805 Publisher: Methuen Drama OUR PRICE: $15.15 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - Playwriting - Drama | Middle Eastern |
| Series: Modern Plays |
| Physical Information: 0.22" H x 5.06" W x 7.81" (0.25 lbs) 112 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is about my responsibility. Doing what is right. Being where I'm needed. I've started a job and I must finish it. I owe it to the people of Iraq. In 1926, the nation of Iraq is in its infancy, and British archaeologist Gertrude Bell is founding a museum in Baghdad. In 2006, Ghalia Hussein is attempting to reopen the museum after looting during the war. Decades apart, these two women share the same goals: to create a fresh sense of unity and nationhood, to make the world anew through the museum and its treasures. But in such unstable times, questions remain. Who is the museum for? Whose culture are we preserving? And why does it matter when people are dying? A story of treasured history, desperate choices and the remarkable Gertrude Bell. This edition of Hannah Khalil's epic new play was published to coincide with the world premiere at the RSC's The Other Place in 2019. |
