Peter Shaffer comedies. "The Royal Hunt of the Sun" (1964) presents the tragic conquest of Peru by the Spanish, while "Black Comedy" (1965) takes a humorous look at the antics of a group of characters feeling their way around a pitch black room — although the stage is actually flooded with light. "Equus" (1973) won Shaffer the 1975 Tony Award for Best Play as well as the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award. A journey into the mind of a seventeen-year-old stable-boy who had plunged a spike into the eyes of six horses, "Equus" ran for over 1,000 performances on Broadway. It
Gemini (play) Theatre and closed on September 6, 1981 after 1,819 performances. A 1980 screen adaptation, written and directed by Richard Benner, was entitled "Happy Birthday, Gemini". The cast included Madeline Kahn, Rita Moreno, Robert Viharo, Alan Rosenberg, David Marshall Grant, and Sarah Holcomb. A 1999 off-Broadway Second Stage Theatre revival closed after 14 performances. Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New American Play – nomination Gemini (play) Gemini is a play by Albert Innaurato. Set in the backyard of a blue-collar South Philadelphia neighborhood early in the summer of 1973, the comedy-drama focuses on the 21st birthday celebration of Harvard student Francis