SHOWTIME: Honour with Peter Houghton

For the latest theatre updates and behind-the-scenes insights, follow me on Instagram https://instagram.com/AndrewGShowtime 🎭Honour 📍Red Stitch, St Kilda 🗓️ 15 February to 16 March 🎟️redstitch.net Honour is a defining work by one of Australia’s most celebrated playwrights, Joanna Murray-Smith. Red Stitch’s production of this landmark play will celebrate its 30th anniversary, following its original premiere at Playbox Theatre, Melbourne, in 1995. At its core, Honour explores the devastating impact of infidelity and separation, distilling the chaos of these emotions into an elegant, razor-sharp theatrical experience. The play asks: What happens when everything that once defined you—every role, every relationship—suddenly unravels? What does a mature, intelligent, and loving woman do when her life begins to slip away? Featuring Red Stitch Ensemble member Caroline Lee as Honor and Peter Houghton as George, Honour presents a timeless examination of self-identity and betrayal. Directed by the multi award-winning Sam Strong, this production promises to bring a fresh, compelling perspective to Murray-Smith’s powerful narrative. PETER HOUGHTON Peter Houghton is a highly accomplished Australian actor, director, and playwright with a diverse career in theatre and screen. He has performed in a wide range of notable productions, including Macbeth, Misalliance, The Trial, Travesties, Shakespeare in Love, and Sweet Bird of Youth (Melbourne Theatre Company), as well as Tartuffe, Ruby Moon, and A View of Concrete (Malthouse Theatre). His recent stage work includes Hamlet at 45 Downstairs. As a playwright, Peter is known for The Pitch (Malthouse, National Tour, UK Tour), The China Incident (National Tour), and A Commercial Farce (Malthouse). His directorial credits include Art and Soul, True Minds, The Odd Couple, The Architect, and Boy at the Edge of Everything (Melbourne Theatre Company), as well as Footprints on Water (Griffin Theatre). Peter has received multiple Green Room Awards for his acting, directing, and writing, including for his work in The Pitch, Endgame, and Footprints on Water. His production of Boy at the Edge of Everything won a Drama Victoria Award for Best Production. In addition to his stage work, Peter’s screen credits include Molly, Killing Time, Howzat – Kerry Packer’s War, and Utopia.