Project Description
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‘You will not see a better production of this masterpiece’
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‘Exhilarating. On tour, it gripped a full house seemingly discovering it for the first time. Capable of shaking a new generation of theatregoers’
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‘Mesmerising intensity and intimacy. A magnificent evening’
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‘Riveting and engrossing theatre. It’s a must-see’
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‘A Dazzling revival’
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‘This is Equus with the reins off’
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‘Exhilarating. Bennett is a director to watch’
Inspired by a true story, Peter Shaffer’s gripping psychological thriller, Equus, explores the complex relationships between devotion, myth and sexuality.
When teenager Alan Strang’s pathological fascination leads him to blind six horses in a Hampshire stable, psychiatrist Dr. Martin Dysart is tasked with uncovering the motive behind the boy’s violent act. As Dysart delves into Alan’s worked of twisted spirituality, passion and sexuality, he begins to question his own sanity and motivations Ain a world driven by consumerism.
Winner of the UK Theatre Award for Best Revival 2019.
Creatives
Writer – Peter Shaffer
Director – Ned Bennett
Designer – Georgia Lowe
Lighting Designer – Jessica Hung Han Yun
Composer & Sound Designer – Giles Thomas
Movement Director – Shelley Maxwell
Dialect – Rebecca Cuthbertson
Casting Director – Anne McNulty CDG
Casting Associate – Lucy Casson CDG
Associate Director – Denzel Westley-Sanderson
Costume Supervisor – Natasha Prynne
Assistant Costume Supervisor – Finlay Forbes Gower
Advertising & Marketing – Joe Public Ltd
Press & Publicity – Kate Morley PR
Cast
Robert Fitch
Keith Gilmore
Ethan Kai
Syreeta Kumar
Ruth Lass
Norah Lopez Holden
Natalie Radmall-Quirke
Ira Mandela Siobhan
Zubin Varla
Produced for and on behalf of English Touring Theatre & Stratford East Theatre