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Equus

by Peter Shaffer · 2011

ISBN: 1451639570 9781451639575

Category: Drama / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

Page count: 128

<b>*Winner of the Tony Award for Best Play* *A Broadway production starring Richard Griffiths and Daniel Radcliffe*</b><br> <br><b>An explosive play that took critics and audiences by storm, <i>Equus</i> is Peter Shaffer's exploration of the way modern society has destroyed our ability to feel passion.​</b><br><br>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.<br> <br>“Remarkable...a psychiatric detective story of infinite skill” (<i>The New York Times) Equus</i> is a timeless classic and a cornerstone of contemporary drama that delves into the darkest recesses of human existence.