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Equus

Equus

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by Peter Shaffer

Book Details

Publisher: Scribner
Published: 2005
Language: en
Pages: 128
ISBN: 9780743287302
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High confidence: 85%

Looky Rating System Score adjusted for ages 18+

Content Intensity

How strong or frequent is this content? Higher scores mean more intense content.

5
💥ViolenceHigh
3
❤️Love & RomanceModerate
5
🧠Mental HealthHigh
2
💬!*$#LanguageLow
0
🍷🚬Substance UseNone
4
😨Fear / HorrorNotable

Story Themes

What is this book about? Higher scores mean the theme is more central to the plot — not a warning.

2
🧙Fantasy / SupernaturalBackground
0
🏳️‍🌈LGBTQ+ RepresentationNot present
0
🚀Sci-Fi / FuturisticNot present
0
Disability & NeurodiversityNot present

Description

*Winner of the Tony Award for Best Play* *A Broadway production starring Richard Griffiths and Daniel Radcliffe* An explosive play that took critics and audiences by storm, Equus is Peter Shaffer's exploration of the way modern society has destroyed our ability to feel passion.​Alan Strang is a disturbed youth whose dangerous obsession with horses leads him to commit an unspeakable act of violence.

Themes & Topics

DramaEuropeanEnglish, Irish, Scottish, WelshPerforming ArtsTheaterPlaywritingBroadway & Musicals

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