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Equus is a 1973 play by Peter Shaffer, about a child psychiatrist who attempts to treat a young man who has a pathological religious fascination with horses. [1] Shaffer was inspired to write Equus when he heard of a crime involving a 17-year-old boy who blinded six horses in a small town in northern England.
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Equus (/ ˈ ɛ k w ə s, ˈ iː k w ə s /) is a genus of mammals in the family Equidae, which includes horses, asses, and zebras. Within the Equidae, Equus is the only recognized extant genus, comprising seven living species.
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Equus is a 1977 psychological drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and written by Peter Shaffer, based on his play of the same name. The film stars Richard Burton, Peter Firth, Colin Blakely, Joan Plowright, Eileen Atkins, and Jenny Agutter.
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As suggestion and mystery, “Equus” had power. But when its mysteries become concrete, they lose their power and even become slightly affected theatrical conceits. Shaffer's story, with its Freudian and mythological trappings, is familiar by now: An adolescent boy, the only child of a family that otherwise produces only impotence, religious ...
Alan praises “Equus the Godslave” and denounces his foes, the “hosts” of Hoover, Philco, Jodhpur, and Gymkhana. Alan rides faster and faster. He describes himself as “stiff” and “raw”; he tells Equus that he wants to be in him, and that he wants to be him.
Feb 18, 2024 · Peter Shaffer’s dark and brooding Equus premiered at the Fulton on February 16. Director, Marc Robin does an effective job of exploring the mysteries of religion, sexuality, mental illness, and...
Shocking and stirring, an incendiary ride, this award-winning masterpiece is a psychological puzzle that leads a doctor and his patient to a complex and disturbingly dramatic confrontation. Equus tears open the human psyche, exposing primal urges and the thin line between love and destruction.
