Equus
This specific production does not yet have a description, but the play itself does:
Peter Shaffer was inspired to write EQUUS when he heard of a crime involving a 17-year-old who blinded six horses in a small town in Suffolk. He set out to construct a fictional account of what might have caused the incident, without knowing any of the details of the crime. The play’s action is something of a detective story, involving the attempts of child psychiatrist Dr Martin Dysart to understand the cause of young Alan Strang’s actions while wrestling with his own sense of purpose.
Cast & Crew
Cast
| Alan Strang | Andrew Byatt |
|---|---|
| Dora Strang | Patsy Byrne |
| Frank Strang | Norman Ettlinger |
| Harry Dalton | Terence Davies |
| Hesther Saloman | Charmian May |
| Horse | Tom Fahy |
| Horse | Brn Richards |
| Horse | Philip Sheldon |
| Horse | Graeme Talboys |
| Horse | David Viles |
| Horseman & Horse | Geoffrey Leesley |
| Jill Mason | Jane Wymark |
| Martin Dysart | Bernard Lloyd |
| Nurse | Petronella Ford |
Crew | |
| Designer | Finlay James |
| Director | Peter Dews |
| Lighting Designer | Howard Eldridge |
- Observations (1)
- Added by JMA Price.
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Observations
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I played one of the horses. The ‘stable’ was drawn from drama students at Birmingham University and my own college, St Peters, in Saltley.
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