Equus
From: Tuesday, 1st November 2011
To: Thursday, 3 November 2011
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Synopsis
In a Hampshire stable, a youth blinds six horses with a metal spike. Convicted of this appalling crime, seventeen-year-old Alan Strang is sent to a secure psychiatric hospital. Martin Dysart, the child psychiatrist assigned to him, begins to probe Alan s past in an attempt to understand his motives. Initially the boy is silent and uncooperative, but as Dysart digs deeper, he begins to win Alan s trust and the truth gradually emerges. Finally, as Alan struggles to be free of his demons, he must relive the events of that terrible night. Inspired by a true story, Peter Shaffer's unique psychological thriller explores the complex relationships between worship, myth and sexuality. Equus contains strong language, adult themes and nudity. The play won both the Tony Award and New York Critics Circle Award for Best New Play in 1977.
Our Review:
Paul Lucas-Scott - 1 November 2011
Alan Strang is a troubled teenager. Not just your average troubled teenager, he’s taken it to the max. His mind has been affected by a passion so intense that it has led him to commit a crime which, in the minds of the masses, is so evil, so hideous, that only a lifetime in prison would be suitable recompense – the blinding of six horses with a metal hoof-pick.
The only alternative to endless incarceration lies in the hands of Martin Dysart, a noted child psychiatrist. He is believed to have the ability to unlock this troubled mind and to find answers to the many questions that surround the incident, but it is very obvious from the outset that this will be no easy task.
Matthew Pattimore is quite simply superb as the disturbed teenager. He swings from moments of unbridled aggression to silently sitting and staring into nothing, from raging against those who try to help him to tenderly embracing his favourite horse, Nugget. His performance is so good that, fa...
Cast
Malcolm James (Dysart)
Matthew Pattimore (Strang)
Carole Dance (Hesther Salamon)
Steve Dineen (Frank Strang)
Anna Kirke (Dora Strang)
Aidan Downing (Nugget/Young Horseman)
Jamie Matthewman (Harry Dalton)
Helen Phillips (Jill Mason)
Creative
Peter Shaffer (Author)
London Classic Theatre (Company)
Michael Cabot (Director)
Kenny Bradley (Design)
Paul Green (Lighting)
Katja Drzesinska (Costume)
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