Peter Shaffer
Biography of the playwright
Peter Shaffer
Peter
Shaffer, [1926-...] English playwright. His plays include
Five finger Exercise (1958), the historical epic The Royal
Hunt of the Sun (1964), Equus (1973) and Amadeus
(1979) about the composer Mozart.
Plays
- The Salt Land, (1955)
- Amadeus (1979, London)
- Balanced Of Terror (1957, BBC)
- The Battle of Shrivings (1970, London)
- Black Comedy (1965, Chichester)
- Black Mischief (1983, Bristol)
- Equus (1973 Old Vic Theatre, London)
- The Establishment (1963, New York)
- Five Finger Exercise (1958, Comedy Theatre, London)
- Lettice and Lovage (1987 Bath)
- The Merry Roosters Panto (1963 London)
- A Play in Two Acts
- Private Ear (1962 Cambridge)
- The Prodigal Father (1957 BBC)
- The Public Eye (1962 Cambridge)
- The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1964 National Theatre, Chichester)
- White Liars (1967 New York)
- The Gift of the Gorgon (1992 London)
- Yonadab (1985 London)
Related Links
- Biography.com-Peter Shaffer short bio
- Shaffer, Peter. The Columbia Encyclopedia
- Peter Shaffer (1926- )
- BBC - Wiltshire - Theatre - Review of Five Finger Exercise
Related Books at Amazon.com
- Book: Amadeus: A Play by Peter Shaffer
- Book: Equus (Penguin Plays)
- Book: Equus
- PDF Download: Peter Shaffer's "Amadeus": A Study Guide from Gale's "Drama for Students" (Volume 13, Chapter 1)
- PDF Download: Peter Shaffer's "Equus": A Study Guide from Gale's "Drama for Students" (Volume 05, Chapter 5)
- T-shirt: I Love Peter Shaffer T-Shirt
- DVD: Royal Hunt of the Sun
- Music: Peter Shaffer's Amadeus
