There are two characters on stage, Smol and Yamin. Smol is quietly reading his paper until he is pelted with a blueberry by Yamin who is annoyed at having his existence unrecognized. Smol, retaliates with grapes and it builds from there in a messy food fight that culminates with watermelon, ‘the mother of all fruit.’ Yamin sues for peace only to re-instate the conflict after feeling that Smol may be “Trying to deny me my identity by imposing your own.” The play has to be seen to believe and heard to be understood. Anne-Marie Peard says it best when reporting for Aussietheatre.com when she says “The Fruits of War is a ten-minute metaphor, but told so very well.” With six performances from Singapore, across Australia, to Auckland, New Zealand, Alex Broun, playwright and artistic director at several venues, said, The Fruits of War is “one of the most popular plays in Short+Sweet over recent years.” The Fruits of War will have everyone laughing, and thinking. Reporting for Radio 3 Live in Auckland, Renee Kirk adds, “A somewhat fruity but effective way of illustrating the mess and idiocy of war.”