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
The World of Suzie Wong (play) Kwan. In lieu of William Shatner, the film cast an older male lead, William Holden, which changed the dynamic between the male and female leads. The World of Suzie Wong (play) The World of Suzie Wong is an award-winning 1958-premiered stage play, adapted from the eponymous 1957 novel by Richard Mason, "The World of Suzie Wong". The play was in turn adapted into the 1960 Hollywood British-American feature film "The World of Suzie Wong". The novel was adapted into a play by playwright Paul Osborn. It is one of the major elements of the Suzie Wong franchise. The play dramatizes