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Peter ShafferEquus By Lumi, Leon, Jones, Louis Bevin Boys source From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Bevin Boys were young British men conscripted to work in the coal mines of the United Kingdom, from December 1943 until the end of World War II. Chosen at random from among the conscripts, nearly 48,000 Bevin Boys performed vital but largely unrecognised service in the coal mines, many not being released until years after the war. Peter Shaffer’s Famous Works Five Finger Exercise (1958) The Private Ear (1962; filmed 1966 ) The Public Eye (1962; filmed 1972) Black Comedy (1965) The Royal hunt of the Sun (1964) Shriving (1970) Equus (1973) Amadaus (1979) Yonadab (1985) Lettice and Lovgge (1987) The Gift of the Gorgon (1992) Peter Shaffer Plays for Television The Salt Land (1955) Balance of Terror (1957) A screenplay The Lord of the Files (1963) Plays for Radio Whom Do I Have the Honour of Addressing? (1989) Three plays presented at the National Theatre Five Finger Exercise Shriving Equus Peter Shaffer’s Equus has proved a sensational triumph both in London and New York, where it was awarded the Tony Award for the Best Play, 1975. Plot Summary: Martin Dysart, a psychiatrist, had a case about a seventeen-year-old boy named Alan Strang who savagely blinded six horses in a stable in Hampshire, England. Dysart started the investigation with all kinds of counseling skills including hypnosis. As Dysart exposes the truth behind the boy’s demons, he finds himself face-to-face with his own. Plot Martin Dysart started to recall this case from the very beginning, after he ‘saw’ Alan and Nugget. He was confused. Plot Alan blinded six horses. Hesther, the magistrate, convinced others to bring Alan to Dysart for treatment instead of to prison. Alan didnt cooperate with Dysart at first, but just kept singing commercial songs. Dysart had a dream about carving children that