Honour (Murray-Smith play)
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''Honour'' is a 1995
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by the Australian playwright
Joanna Murray-Smith Joanna Murray-Smith (born 17 April 1962) is a Melbourne-based Australian playwright, screenwriter, novelist, librettist and newspaper columnist. Life and career Murray-Smith was born in Mount Eliza, Victoria; her father was the literary editor ...
. It tells the tale of a middle aged man, George, who leaves his wife, Honor, and their 24-year-old daughter, Sophie, for a relationship with a much younger woman by the name of Claudia. It was first performed in Melbourne on 14 November 1995 and has since been performed in more than three dozen countries, including on
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and in the West End.


Characters

* Honor, a beautiful, elegant woman aged around sixty * George, an attractive, youthful man, aged around sixty * Sophie, their 24-year-old daughter * Claudia, a striking woman, aged around thirty


Notable Productions


References

Australian plays 1995 plays {{1990s-play-stub