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| − | '' | + | ''[[Honour]]'' is a play by Australian playwright Joanna Murray-Smith (1962-)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joanna_Murray-Smith]. |
== The original text == | == The original text == | ||
| + | The play is about a middle aged man who leaves his wife and their 24-year-old daughter, for a relationship with a much younger woman. | ||
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| + | First performed on 14 November 1995 at the Playbox Theatre, Melbourne, Australia, going on to performances in more than three dozen countries, including productions on Broadway and in the West End. | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | [[Pieter Toerien]] presented a version of the play | + | 2004: [[Pieter Toerien]] presented a version of the play at the [[National Arts Festival]] and from 24 August-4 September at the [[Theatre on the Bay]]. Directed by [[Alan Swerdlow]]. Lighting design: [[Jannie Swanepoel]]. Costumes by [[Malcolm Terrey]]. Setting conceived by [[Jannie Swanepoel]] and [[Alan Swerdlow]]. Cast - George: [[Graham Hopkins]]. Honor: [[Fiona Ramsay]]. Claudia: [[Abena Ayivor]]. Sophie: [[Shelley Meskin]]. |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| + | Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honour_(Murray-Smith_play)]. | ||
''[[Honour]]'' programme notes in 2004. | ''[[Honour]]'' programme notes in 2004. | ||
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:36, 11 December 2020
Honour is a play by Australian playwright Joanna Murray-Smith (1962-)[1].
Contents
The original text
The play is about a middle aged man who leaves his wife and their 24-year-old daughter, for a relationship with a much younger woman.
First performed on 14 November 1995 at the Playbox Theatre, Melbourne, Australia, going on to performances in more than three dozen countries, including productions on Broadway and in the West End.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
2004: Pieter Toerien presented a version of the play at the National Arts Festival and from 24 August-4 September at the Theatre on the Bay. Directed by Alan Swerdlow. Lighting design: Jannie Swanepoel. Costumes by Malcolm Terrey. Setting conceived by Jannie Swanepoel and Alan Swerdlow. Cast - George: Graham Hopkins. Honor: Fiona Ramsay. Claudia: Abena Ayivor. Sophie: Shelley Meskin.
Sources
Wikipedia [2].
Honour programme notes in 2004.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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