The Second Letter

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Event The Second Letter
Venue Fairfield School of Arts, Fairfield, NSW
First Date 2006
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional Training Schools/Colleges
World Premiere No
Description This play is a sequel to a very famous Iraqi comedy tv show first produced in 1961 titled Tahit Moos Al-Hallaq / Under the Blade of the Barber. One of the famous episodes presented an old illiterate women who came to the barber to read her a letter that came from her son. The old barber himself was a student in one of the literacy schools, so he could not read properly and made many mistakes. This play presents a second letter from the son of that old woman, this time, the letter bemoans the chaotic situation in Iraq.
Description Source Personal Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Black Comedy
Subjects Middle East peoples
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Siham Alsabti Actor
Munir Alobaidy Director
Abas Alharbi Playwright
Resources
Text Nationality Iraq
Production Nationality Iraq
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Correspondence
Contact / Friend
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 157273