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Tag: John Dexter

The Royal Hunt of the Sun

| August 12, 2013

Memorabilia Available   The Royal Hunt of the Sun by Peter Shaffer       The Royal Hunt of the Sun is a 1964 play by Peter Shaffer that portrays the destruction of the Inca empire by conquistador Francisco Pizarro. The first Broadway performance took place at the ANTA Playhouse on 26 October 1965. The […]

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Equus

| July 29, 2013

Memorabilia Available   Equus by Peter Shaffer Equus is a play by Peter Shaffer written in 1973, telling the story of a psychiatrist who attempts to treat a young man who has a pathological religious/sexual fascination with horses.[1] Shaffer was inspired to write Equus when he heard of a crime involving a 17-year-old who blinded […]

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