Red Stitch’s 30th anniversary production of Honour by Joanna Murray-Smith

by | Jan 29, 2025

Opening Wednesday 19 February, Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre is excited to celebrate a landmark anniversary production of Honour, a defining work by one of the country’s most accomplished playwrights, Joanna Murray-Smith (Julia, Switzerland).

Multi-award-winning director Sam Strong (commissioned and directed Boy Swallows Universe; commissioned FANGIRLS, QPAC) will return to Red Stitch for the first time in over a decade to direct this revival, which brings Murray-Smith’s poignant exploration of infidelity and identity back to Melbourne after it first captivated audiences in 1995.

Featuring Red Stitch ensemble member Caroline Lee (The Newsreader, Bogan Pride, The Dressmaker), alongside Peter Houghton (The Newsreader, Newstopia) this timeless and razor-sharp play examines what unfolds when everything that once defined a person suddenly falls away. Joining the cast is Ella Ferris (Scrublands) and 2024 Red Stitch Hansen Graduate Lucinda Smith making her debut with the company.

Alongside Strong, the team of creatives also include set and costume design by Sophie Woodward and Jacob Battista, lighting design by Harrie Hogan, sound design and composition by Darrin Verhagen and Michala Banas as Intimacy Coordinator.

Running from 15 February to 16 March at Red Stitch’s Home on Chapel St, tickets are available now at redstitch.net.

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