Playwright Sir Peter Shaffer has died, he was 90 years old. Shaffer is best known for the play ‘Equus’. The story of a troubled young man who discusses with a psychiatrist why he has blinded several horses caused controversy upon it’s original release and continued to challenge audiences for decades. Alongside ‘Equus’ Shaffer is also […]
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7 Jun 2016 /
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‘Equus’, Peter Schaeffer’s play about a psychiatrist treating a teenage boy with a religious and pathological fascination with horses has been an intriguing work since it was first performed over forty years ago. When the play was first performed in Western Australia, one performance in Geraldton was interrupted by police who arrested the lead actor […]
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5 May 2015 |
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Khan Chittenden returned to Australian TV screens last night playing the attractive photographer Nick Trumpet in ‘Paper Giants: Magazine Wars’. The ABC mini-series is the sequel to the hugely popular ‘Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo’. This time round the story focuses on the battle between ‘New Idea’ and ‘Woman’s Day’ and their combative editors […]
Tags: ABC, ABCTV, Bluewater High, Brenda Blethyn, Dangerous, Emma Booth, Equus, Fox8, Khan Chittenden, Paper Giants, Paper Giants Magazine Wars, Perth Theatre Company, William McInnes
3 Jun 2013 |
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