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 Equus - Peter Shaffer
 Equus - Peter Shaffer ... at A Level. The complete, original text is accompanied by an introduction, activities for before, during and after study, as well as notes.Newest Review: ... alarmingly compelling. When he has the opportunity to work at a stable, Alan is delighted with the closeness to horses, and ... more ... takes up some unusual practises (details missed out so as not to spoil the plot) and he meets a very attractive young lass. Then gradually everything begins o go horribly wrong, culminating in Alan's barbarous attack on the horses he has loved. Alan is a disturbed young man, at first he is angry, resentful, unwilling to talk, he shouts advert slogans and expects Dysart to trap him. Gradually he opens up, revealling an endearing but troubled spirit - emotional horrors that will never leave you. Dysart is an aging m...more |
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Equus [DVD] [1977] [Region 1] [US Import][NTSC]
A film adaptation of the play by Peter Shaffer, Equus stars Richa ... Last Update 23.11.2009 05:46
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Equus [VHS] [1977]
A film adaptation of the play by Peter Shaffer, Equus stars Richa ... Last Update 23.11.2009 05:46
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A film adaptation of the play by Peter Shaffer, Equus stars Richa ... Last Update 23.11.2009 05:46
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Equus - Peter Shaffer: A glimpse into hell (691 words)
by - written on 09/10/01 (Very useful, 1817 readings)
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Equus is a superb and thoroughly disturbing play. I've read it, seen it on the stage, studied it in depth and it has haunted me for years. The Plot is based loosely on something that actually happened - a paragraph in a newspaper inspired Shaffer to write this, a thing it is worth bearing in mind when approaching the text - there is a grain of truth in it. Dr Dysart treats disturbed young people. He is asked to take on one Alan Strang, a lad who has comitted a horrible crime - blinding several horses. It is Dysart's job to try and unravel Strang's life and to make sense of what drove him to this act. The world he enters is a troubling one ... Read the complete review
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