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THE MODERN INTERNATIONAL DEAD
by Damien Millar
Every year, a tiny group of unique individuals give up a regular lifestyle to begin an extraordinary undertaking. Banding together, they are recruited to bring relief to the world’s trouble spots. Delivering humanitarian or medical aid, they offer hope to those living on the edge of human tolerance … well, at least, that’s what they signed up for.
Damien Millar explores the intentions, adversities and fears of Australians on the front line. Revealing personal stories with a compassionate eye and a gallows humour, he offers a compelling, practical perspective on international aid.
The Modern International Dead is ‘witness theatre’ at its most potent – the insiders’ view on global change today, and the world we hope for tomorrow.
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Awards
2009 AWGIE Awards - Stage Award (shortlist) 2009 QLD Premier's Literary Awards - Drama Award (shortlist) 2009 VIC Premier's Literary Awards - Louis Esson Prize for Drama (shortlist) 2008 Sydney Theatre Award - Best New Australian Work 2008 WA Premier's Literary Award - Script Award
Review
Millar's tapestry of reportage is engrossing, suspenseful and irreverently humorous - Sun Herald
| ISBN | 9780868198354 |
| Length | full length |
| Cast | 2M, 1F |
| Audience age | adult |
| Publisher | Currency Press |
This title appears in:
Sydney Theatre Awards - Best new Australian Work (2008 winner)
AWGIE Stage Award (2009 nominee)
Louis Esson Prize for Drama (2009 nominee)
NSW Premier's Literary Awards - Play Award (2009 nominee)
