Peter Shaffer was an English playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. He wrote numerous award-winning plays, most notably Equus and Amadeus, of which several were adapted into films.

2009 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Costume Design John Napier 2009 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Lighting Design David Hersey 2009 Tony Awards Best Lighting Design of a Play David ...

Daniel Radcliffe has paid a warm tribute to Peter Shaffer, the Equus playwright who sadly passed away on Monday (June 6). The Harry Potter actor honoured renowned writer Shaffer, who died at the age ...

There is a moment in "Amadeus," Peter Shaffer's drama about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, that is simultaneously wrenching and enchanting. That is when Antonio Salieri, Mozart's less-talented rival ...

Peter Shaffer's Amadeus isn't factually sound, but in Steppenwolf's stirring production, directed by Robert Falls, that hardly matters.

Writer Peter Shaffer talks about his plays, his life and the theatre. 'I think the live experience in the theatre is very important when you can see shocks and murmurs going through the house. It has ...