The Summerhouse in April

Set in the Australian outback, The Summerhouse in April flashes back and forth between the years during and after World War I. The play revolves around a love affair that develops between Isabel’s fiancé and her sister, Isabel’s ill-fated flirtation with the visiting soldier, and the lovers’ moral dilemma when Isabel decides to reclaim her fiancé. An underlying and timely theme of the play is the devastating effect of war on families.