PETER SHAFFER (1926 - )
| Nationality: | British |
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Plays by Peter Shaffer
Amadeus |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1979 | ||
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| 1st Published: | Deutsch, London | 1980 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Tragedy | Parts: | Male | 12 | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | extras | |||
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Synopsis: In old age, Salieri recalls his successful career as Court Composer, his hatred of Mozart, and how he contrived the brilliant young composer's demise. A musical genius, Mozart died neglected and impoverished while the mediocre Salieri lived in a blaze of fame and praise. Period 1823 Vienna and in recall, 1781-1791 | ||||
Balanced Of Terror |
| 1st Produced: | BBC | 1957 | ||
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| Genre: | TV Play | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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Battle of Shrivings, The |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1970 | ||
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| 1st Published: | as "Shrivings", Andre Deutsch, London | 1974 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 1 |
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Notes: aka Shrivings | ||||
Synopsis: Mad poet challenges old humanist not to throw him out of his home a former medieval convent whatever his behaviour. | ||||
Black Comedy |
| 1st Produced: | 1965 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | in "Plays And Players" London, April | 1966 | ||
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| Genre: | Farce 1 Act | - | Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 3 |
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Synopsis: Reversal of light and dark, a plotful of mistaken identities based on the Chinese Theatre's "Duel In the Dark Room". | ||||
Black Mischief |
| 1st Produced: | Bristol | 1983 | ||
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| Genre: | - | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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Equus |
| 1st Produced: | 1973 | |||
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| 1st Published: | Andre Deutsch, London | 1973 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Tragedy | Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 4 |
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Synopsis: 17 year old boy blinds six horses with spike, case becomes a catalyst for his psychiatrists own doubts | ||||
Establishment, The |
| 1st Produced: | New York | 1963 | ||
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| Genre: | Sketch in | Sketch | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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Five Finger Fxercise |
| 1st Produced: | Comedy Theatre, London | 1958 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Hamish Hamilton, London | 1958 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Tragedy | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 |
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Synopsis: Fxamination of a frustrated household of ostensibly well to do people leading to a scapegoat attempting suicide. | ||||
Footfalls |
| 1st Produced: | Cafe Bar Ricardo, London | 1993 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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Synopsis: Revival | ||||
Gift of the Gorgon, The |
| 1st Produced: | 1992 | |||
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| 1st Published: | Viking Press, New York | 1993 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 5 |
| Parts Other: | extras | |||
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Synopsis: famous playwrights death and visit to his widow by unacknowledged son who wishes to write a biography | ||||
Lettice And Lovage |
| 1st Produced: | Bath | 1987 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Deutsch, London | 1988 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Comedy | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | extras | |||
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Synopsis: theatrical and eccentric tourist guide in a shabby stately home enlivens history with her over imaginative fantasies | ||||
Merry Roosters Panto, The |
| 1st Produced: | London | 1963 | ||
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| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| Genre: | Seasonal Christmas entertainment | - | Parts: | Male | 10 | Female | 7 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: music and lyrics by Stanley Myers and Steven Vinaver, aka It's About Cinderella | ||||
Synopsis: Variations on the traditional story of Cinderella by the cast of Oh What A Lovely War. | ||||
Private Ear, The |
| 1st Produced: | Cambridge | 1962 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Hamish Hamilton, London | 1962 | ||
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| Genre: | - | One Act | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 |
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Notes: coupled with The Public Eye | ||||
Synopsis: Hero loves classical music and his hi-fi, his sexual skirmishes with the girl are conducted with help from his match making friend as a synonym for the class war. | ||||
Prodigal Father, The |
| 1st Produced: | BBC | 1957 | ||
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| Genre: | Radio Play | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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Public Eye The |
| 1st Produced: | Cambridge | 1962 | ||
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| 1st Published: | Hamish Hamilton, London | 1962 | ||
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| Genre: | - | One Act | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: coupled with The Private Ear | ||||
Synopsis: An accountant hires a private detective to report on his wife with action taking place in his office; a role swap ensues. | ||||
Royal Hunt of the Sun, The |
| 1st Produced: | National Theatre, Chichester | 1964 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Hamish Hamilton, London 1968 Samuel French, London (acting edition) - click here to order >>> | 1964 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Tragedy | Parts: | Male | 22 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | extras | |||
Notes: music by Marc Wilkinson | ||||
Synopsis: The Spanish expedition under Pizzaro to the land of the Incas told in dazzling spectacle and moral chiaroscuro. After general absolution for any crimes they may commit against the pagan Incas, the conquerors set forth upon the sea. The Inca god is a sun god, ruler of the riches and people of Peru and thought to be immortal. But the Spaniards have come in conquest rather than in reverence. There is misunderstanding, confusion, and slaughter: the Spaniards kill 3000 unarmed Incas and take the sun god captive. The ransom is 9000 pounds of gold. The avaricious Spaniards mutiny, try the sun god in kangaroo court and garrote him. He does not revive the Incas behold their dead god. | ||||
Salt Land, The |
| 1st Produced: | ITV | 1955 | ||
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| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| Genre: | TV Play | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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White Liars, The |
| 1st Produced: | New York | 1967 | ||
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| 1st Published: | in "Plays And Players" London, April | 1966 | ||
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| Genre: | Play 1 Act | - | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 1 |
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Notes: aka White Lies | ||||
Synopsis: A lesson in truth and falsehood as a rock group tour a small Fnglish coastal town and encounter a fortune teller. | ||||
Whom Do I Have The Honour Of Addressing? |
| 1st Produced: | - | - | ||
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| 1st Published: | Andre Deutsch, London | 1990 | ||
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| Genre: | Radio Play | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 1 |
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Synopsis: Modern | ||||
Yonadab |
| 1st Produced: | 1985 | |||
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| 1st Published: | HarperCollins, London | 1992 | ||
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| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | extras | |||
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Synopsis: Drawing parallels with ancient Fgypt a brother and sister attempt to become demigods through their union. | ||||