{"product_id":"9781350150805","title":"A Museum in Baghdad","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA Museum in Baghdad\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Hannah Khalil\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis 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. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDecades 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“As a Palestinian-Irish dramatist, Khalil writes with feeling about homelessness, migration and a culture in which masculinity is equated with ownership.” —\u003ci\u003eMichael Billington, The Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Khalil's talent is big and intelligent, and it's still growing. Watch out!” —\u003ci\u003eNaomi Wallace\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This new work by Palestinian\/Irish playwright Hannah Khalil confirms her as a dramatist of compelling potential” —\u003ci\u003eTelegraph (on Scenes from 68* Years)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781350150805\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40710565560526,"sku":"9781350150805","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_ff216ab6-29c4-4b82-b54a-5b1130620fde.jpg?v=1640753143","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781350150805","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}