Australian Exclusive of EQUUS

by Sir Peter Shaffer

Australian exclusive

Sir Peter Shaffer’s seminal work is presented in Perth in startling new light for the first time in thirty years. Equus rocked the conservative majority when it stampeded the London stage in 1973, prompting outrage and awe in equal measure. Today it remains as potent, confronting and astounding as ever.

A not to be missed event, an intimate drama of epic proportions, Equus uncovers our darkest secrets and deepest desires as Shaffer weaves a masterful thread through humanity, a thread that binds us all and draws us closer to the truth of who and what we really are. A psychiatrist is transformed by his patient, a boy is transformed by his passion and the waking world is transformed by our dreams.


One weekend I was driving with a friend through the bleak countryside. We passed a stable. Suddenly he was reminded by it of an alarming crime, which he had heard about recently at a dinner party in London. He knew only one horrible detail, and his complete mention of it could barely have lasted a minute – but it was enough to arouse in me an intense fascination. Sir Peter Shaffer


1975 New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award
1975 Tony Award for Best Play


*Equus contains adult themes, nudity and strong language

Cast & Crew

• Khan Chittenden
  Actor
• Alexandra Fisher
  Actor
• Melissa Cantwell
  Director
• Graham Walne
  Lighting Designer
• Kingsley Reeve
  Sound Design