Equus
Gielgud Theatre, London 27 February to 9 June 2007
lan Strang (Daniel Radcliffe) seems a normal, obedient 17-year old with
a passion for horses. Then one night he blinds six horses with a hoof pick.
What drove him to it? His life seems routine, his family loving, his pursuits
harmless and yet he has been placed under psychiatric surveillance - an unresponsive
patient who is woken each night by terrible nightmares. Only psychiatrist
Martin Dysart (Richard Griffiths) seems able to grasp the answer to this
psychological puzzle.
Richard Griffiths whose incredible stage and screen career spans two decades
and who this year won a Tony Award for his performance in the Broadway production
of The History Boys stars alongside Daniel Radcliffe, best known for playing
Harry Potter in all four of the feature films based on J.K Rowling’s
best-selling books.
This brand new production of Peter Shaffer's Tony Award-winning play, directed
by Thea Sharrock and designed by John Napier, demonstrates that this ground-breaking
play is as relevant and shocking as it was when it was first performed over
30 years ago.
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