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Equus

by Peter Shaffer

Passion, obsession, and the psychiatrist’s inquiry

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Awards & Recognition

  • Award recognition

    Winner of the Tony Award for Best Play

    Best Play

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Passion, obsession, and the psychiatrist’s inquiry

Peter Shaffer’s play brings a psychiatrist and a young patient into a tense inquiry after the young man’s fixation on horses leads to an act of violence. As Martin Dysart tries to understand Alan Strang’s actions, the investigation also unsettles the doctor’s own sense of purpose and judgment. The drama connects an individual case to questions about passion and the pressures of modern society, giving its central conflict both psychological and social dimensions.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • For readers interested in contemporary drama centered on a psychiatrist’s attempt to understand a patient.
  • For those drawn to plays exploring obsession, passion, and the effects of modern society.

Themes

Psychiatry and self-questioningObsession and violencePassion and modern society

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Book overview

*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.
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