Honour (play)

Honour (play)

"Honour" is a 1995 play by the Australian playwright Joanna Murray-Smith.

It tells the familiar tale of a middle aged man, George, who leaves his wife, Honour, and their twenty-four year old daughter, Sophie, for a relationship with a much younger women, by the name of Claudia.

It was first performed in Melbourne on Date|1995-11-14 and has since been performed in more than three dozen countries, including on Broadway and in the West End.cite web
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title = Life, love and betrayal
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last = Murray-Smith
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Characters

* Honour, a beautiful, elegant woman aged around sixty.
* George, an attractve, youthful man, aged around sixty.
* Sophie, their twenty-four year old daughter.
* Claudia, a striking woman, aged around thirty.

Notable Productions

References


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