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Reviews for Equus
By Amy Somensky Feb 28, 2007, 15:29 GMT
Alan Strang 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 seems able to grasp the answer ...more
London: Here is a selection of reviews for Equus which is now playing at the Gielgud Theatre:
Theatre.com
Guardian
Telegraph
Evening Standard
WhatsonStage.com
Independent
Headlining Peter Schaffer's play is Daniel Radcliffe as Alan Strang and Richard Griffiths as Martin Dysart. The rest of the cast includes Joanna Christie as Jill Mason, Jenny Agutter as Hesther Saloman, Karen Meagher as Nurse, Jonathan Cullen as Frank Strang, Gabrielle Reidy as Dora Strang, Colin Haigh as Harry Dalton, and Will Kemp as Nugget.
The creative team includes design by John Napier, lighting design by David Hersey, and sound design by Gregory Clarke. Thea Sharrock directs.
In Equus, Alan Strang 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 seems able to grasp the answer to this psychological puzzle.
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