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
Anthony Shaffer (writer) than any bequest in Shaffer's will (which had been changed in 1999). He co-wrote three detective novels with his playwright brother Peter Shaffer under the pseudonym "Peter Antony". Anthony Shaffer (writer) Anthony Joshua Shaffer (15 May 19266 November 2001) was an English playwright, screenwriter, novelist, barrister and advertising executive. Shaffer was born to a Jewish family in Liverpool, the son of Reka (née Fredman) and Jack Shaffer. He was the identical twin brother of writer and dramatist Peter Shaffer, and they had another brother, Brian. Shaffer was educated at The Hall School, Hampstead, a boys' prep school and St. Paul's