Peter Shaffer

amadeus : nt live revisits a classic of the british theatre

Lynne Lancaster / 10 May 2017

The latest in the excellent series of the NT Live series, this is a gripping production of Shaffer’s controversial, classic play AMADEUS.

First performed in 1979 and then with the film in 1984 this is a slightly reworked production. On …

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equus @ the civic playhouse

Michelle Gosper / 7 March 2015

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Two questions:-

1. Who has ridden a horse, bareback, smelt it, felt its muscles and sweat and looked into its large brown eyes?

2. What is “normal”?

Once our relationship with animals was integral to survival and transport and a …

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“I don’t believe it” are the gossiping words declared ironically and repeatedly by the court ‘whims’ Venticello and Venticella as bookends to the opening and closing of Peter Shaffer’s 1979 play, AMADEUS. Hapsburg Court musician and composer for Emperor Joseph …