If all is fair in love and war, what about the casualties? Is following your heart the same as following other organs and does it matter how many other hearts you break along the way?These are surprisingly difficult questions to which there are no clear answers.Tricky business, relationships. Like so many things in life, the interest is in the questions themselves not so much in the answers. Joanna Murray-Smith, a woman, I consider to be one of Australia's best contemporary playwrights is an expert at shining a light on modern ethical conundrums. She may not always produce jolly works but they are beautifully written, real and powerful. Today I saw her play
Honour for the first time. Now I know why it shone on Broadway and in London's West End. The Yeronga State High School Hall and the Villanova Players might be a world away from The Royal National Theatre but a good story is a good story. Unfortunately this is its closing weekend. There are far, far worse ways to spend a Sunday afternoon.
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