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Honour
Due to overwhelming demand new performances (25 - 29 May) now on sale!
Wendy Hughes and William Zappa make welcome returns to Sydney Theatre Company to perform the roles of Honor and George in this revival of a modern Australian classic.
"This heart-rending, hard-edged and devastating play by Joanna Murray-Smith is about love, lust, loyalty, betrayal and survival... It heaves and bursts with cruel and sensitive intelligence." - The Sunday Times
"Joanna Murray-Smith is the most exciting Australian dramatist of her generation." - New Statesman
After thirty-two years of marriage, George and Honor have achieved it all; the successful marriage, the family, the house, the garden. They’re a golden couple and what’s more, they’re still desperately in love.
Honor - beautiful, intelligent and a promising writer in her youth - has been fulfilled by a life spent caring for her family and supporting George while he carved out a brilliant career in academia. Together the couple have weathered hard times, their lives becoming inextricably intertwined.
However, Honor is to learn of the appalling fragility of love when George, enchanted by a stunning, young journalist, abandons both his wife and his marriage.
The tale is a familiar one – it’s Nero and Poppea, Clinton and Lewinski - yet Joanna Murray-Smith’s fiercely intelligent play imbues it with freshness and insight. With extraordinary wit and great compassion, she questions the very nature of love: does it inevitably erode over time? Can it endure the terrible dichotomy between passion and perseverance?
Paula Arundell, Wendy Hughes, Yael Stone and William Zappa feature in Sydney Theatre Company's production of this modern Australian classic.
Venue: Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House
Dates: 17 April - 29 May 2010
Duration: 1 Hour 35 Minutes, No Interval
Warning: Occasional strong language
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Important information for ticket holders re: Sat 15 May 2010
On Saturday 15 May 2010, the courageous young sailor Jessica Watson will be making her return to Sydney following her historic voyage.
Jessica is expected to dock at the Man o’ War Jetty (to the East of Sydney Opera House) at 12:30pm on this day.
As this high profile event is expected to draw large crowds, we wish to advise you of the following in preparation for your visit to Sydney Opera House on this date:
- Jessica Watson is due to dock at the Man o’ War Jetty (to the East of Sydney Opera House) at 12:30pm on Saturday 15 May 2010.
- Following Jessica’s arrival, official festivities will proceed for approximately one hour on the Sydney Opera House forecourt.
- Due to the expected number of well-wishers celebrating her return, we expect that Wilsons Car Park at Sydney Opera House may be quite full on this day. We therefore encourage the use of public transport where possible to and from Sydney Opera House.
- Access to Sydney Opera House will be managed closely by our Front of House staff who will be stationed to guide and assist our visitors, however, we do expect there may be above average congestion and potential delays on entering the venue.
- All patrons, especially customers needing to pre-collect their tickets from Sydney Opera House Box Office, are advised to arrive early.
Please contact us on +61 2 9250 7777 should you have any queries and we look forward to welcoming you to Sydney Opera House precinct on this special day.