| | 4,129 (4,557) | 64 | 5,247 |  (4.02) | 10 | 0 | Peter Levin Shaffer was born in Liverpool, England on May 15, 1926. He received a degree in history from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1950. He wrote a mystery novel entitled How Doth the Little Crocodile? with his fraternal twin Anthony Shaffer. It was published under the joint pseudonym Peter Anthony as were several more mystery novels. Peter Shaffer's first play, The Salt Land, was produced on television by the BBC in 1954. His first Broadway play Five Finger Exercise opened in 1959 and was adapted into a movie. His other Broadway plays included The Private Ear, The Public Eye, Black Comedy, White Lies, and Lettice and Lovage. His plays Equus and Amadeus both won Tony awards and were adapted into movies. He won an Academy Award for his film adaptation of Amadeus. His play The Royal Hunt of the Sun was also adapted into a movie. He was knighted in 2001. He died on June 6, 2016 at the age of 90. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Equus … (more) |
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Peter Shaffer has 2 past events. (show)  "Lettice and Lovage" table play reading. The fourth and final in our series of table play readings will be Peter Shaffer's comedy Lettice and lovage (specifically written for Dame Maggie Smith and nominated for a Tony Award for best play in 1990). The play will be read by an ensemble cast from the American Players Theatre Acting Company under the direction of Marcus Truschinski. Location: Street: 102 E Jefferson St Additional: City: Spring Green, Province: Wisconsin Postal Code: 53588 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more) NCSC DRAMATIC READING OF AMADEUS Join cast members of the North Carolina Stage Company as they do a dramatic reading of Amadeus by Peter Shaffer. Free & open to the public. Location: Street: 55 Haywood St City: Asheville, Province: North Carolina Postal Code: 28801 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)
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