''Honour'' is a 1995
play
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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 ...
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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
Broadway
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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
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