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(1926-) British playwright and director. Perhaps his best known works are ''[[Equus]]'' and ''[[Amadeus]]''. *** Came to South Africa in 1964 to direct a revival of ''[[Blithe Spirit]]'' for [[Taubie Kushlick]] at the [[Intimate Theatre]] in Johannesburg. SHAFFER, Peter. Playwright. He wrote ''[[Five Finger Exercise]]'' which was staged at the [[Brooke Theatre]] in 1959, guest-starring [[Emlyn Williams]]’ son, Brook. He directed [[Noël Coward]]’s ''[[Blithe Spirit]]'', and ''[[The Private Ear and The Public Eye]]'', for [[Taubie Kushlick]] at the [[Intimate Theatre]] in 1964. [[John Hussey]] directed his double bill ''[[Black Comedy]]'' and ''[[The White Liars]]'' with [[Ruth Oppenheim]] and [[Eckard Rabe]] for [[PACT/TRUK]] at the [[Alexander]] in 1972. [[Pieter Toerien]] staged his [[Equus]] which was directed by [[Leonard Schach]] starring British actors [[John Fraser]] and [[Dai Bradley]] together with [[Anne Courtneidge]], [[Kim Braden]], [[Fiona Fraser]] and [[Michael Howard]] at the [[Civic]] in 1975. His [[The Royal Hunt of the Sun]], directed by [[Leonard Schach]] and starring [[Keith Grenville]], [[Marius Weyers]], [[Michael McCabe]], [[David Horner]], [[Patrick Mynhardt]] and [[Bill Flynn]] was staged during the opening season of the [[Pretoria State Theatre]] in 1981. [[Pieter Toerien]] staged his ''[[Amadeus]]'' starring [[Richard Haines]] and [[Ralph Lawson]] and directed by [[Nikolas Simmonds]] at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in 1981. [[Michael Atkinson]] replaced [[Richard Haines]] in a subsequent extended season. [[Roy Sargeant]] directed his ''[[Shrivings]]'' with [[Joe Stewardson]] and [[John Hussey]] for [[PACT]] in 1982. [[Pieter Toerien]] presented his ''[[Lettuce and Lovage]]'' in 1988. .
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[[Peter Shaffer]](1926-2016)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Shaffer] is a British playwright and director.  
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'''For biographical details, see Wikipedia at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Shaffer.'''
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== The South African connection ==
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All his works have been performed in South Africa, and he has also visited the country on occasion.  
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=== As director ===
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In 1964 he came to South Africa to direct a revival of [[Noël Coward]]’s ''[[Blithe Spirit]]'', and the first presentation of his own double-bill of short plays (''[[The Private Ear]]'' and ''[[The Public Eye]]'') for [[Taubie Kushlick]] at the [[Intimate Theatre]] in 1964.
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===His plays performed in South Africa===
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The following plays have been staged one or more times in the country:
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''[[Five Finger Exercise]]'', ''[[The Private Ear]]'', ''[[The Public Eye]]'', ''[[Black Comedy]]'', ''[[The White Liars]]'', ''[[Lettice and Lovage]]'', ''[[Shrivings]]'', ''[[Equus]]'', ''[[The Royal Hunt of the Sun]]'', ''[[Amadeus]]''
  
 
== Sources ==
 
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[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997.
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Various entries in the [[NELM]] catalogue.
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Latest revision as of 08:24, 18 December 2019

Peter Shaffer(1926-2016)[1] is a British playwright and director.

For biographical details, see Wikipedia at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Shaffer.

The South African connection

All his works have been performed in South Africa, and he has also visited the country on occasion.

As director

In 1964 he came to South Africa to direct a revival of Noël Coward’s Blithe Spirit, and the first presentation of his own double-bill of short plays (The Private Ear and The Public Eye) for Taubie Kushlick at the Intimate Theatre in 1964.

His plays performed in South Africa

The following plays have been staged one or more times in the country:

Five Finger Exercise, The Private Ear, The Public Eye, Black Comedy, The White Liars, Lettice and Lovage, Shrivings, Equus, The Royal Hunt of the Sun, Amadeus

Sources

Tucker, 1997.

Various entries in the NELM catalogue.

Return to

Return to ESAT Personalities S

Return to South African Theatre Personalities

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page

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