Equus
Feb 2011 · Simon and Schuster
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*Winner of the Tony Award for Best Play* *A Broadway production starring Richard Griffiths and Daniel Radcliffe*
An explosive play that took critics and audiences by storm, Equus is Peter Shaffer's exploration of the way modern society has destroyed our ability to feel passion.
Alan Strang is a disturbed youth whose dangerous obsession with horses leads him to commit an unspeakable act of violence. As psychiatrist Martin Dysart struggles to understand the motivation for Alan's brutality, he is increasingly drawn into Alan's web and eventually forced to question his own sanity.
“Remarkable...a psychiatric detective story of infinite skill” (The New York Times) Equus is a timeless classic and a cornerstone of contemporary drama that delves into the darkest recesses of human existence.
An explosive play that took critics and audiences by storm, Equus is Peter Shaffer's exploration of the way modern society has destroyed our ability to feel passion.
Alan Strang is a disturbed youth whose dangerous obsession with horses leads him to commit an unspeakable act of violence. As psychiatrist Martin Dysart struggles to understand the motivation for Alan's brutality, he is increasingly drawn into Alan's web and eventually forced to question his own sanity.
“Remarkable...a psychiatric detective story of infinite skill” (The New York Times) Equus is a timeless classic and a cornerstone of contemporary drama that delves into the darkest recesses of human existence.
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4.5
16 reviews
Jordan Bagg
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2 April 2013
This play was one of the few rate gems on a list of "Approved Literature" off of which I was supposed to read for my AP English Literature class. I'm glad that it was, otherwise it might have taken me much longer to introduce myself to Schaffer. It's an easy read, and I found myself captured and consumed it in less than a day, and am planning a second read to give me another chance to absorb the deep sociological, spiritual, and psychological meaning in the writing. Excellent and worth your money
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A Google user
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19 November 2012
Emotionally ravishing.
Andy Treusch
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16 October 2013
Brutal, primal
About the author
One of the foremost playwrights of our time, Peter Shaffer has had seven plays produced on Broadway. He has won every major dramatic award as well as an Academy Award for the screenplay adaptation of his play Amadeus.
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