Peter Shaffer Shaffer received the William Inge Award for Distinguished Achievement in the American Theatre in 1992. Two years later he was appointed Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre at Oxford University. In 1993 he was awarded an Honorary Degree (Doctor of Letters) by the University of Bath. Shaffer's play, "Five Finger Exercise" won the Evening Standard Drama Award when it premiered in London and then won the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Foreign Play when it moved to New York City. Shaffer's play, "Equus" won the 1975 Tony Award for Best Play and the New York Drama
Black Comedy (play) directed by Greg Doran with the following cast: Brindsley Miller...David Tennant Carol Melkett...Anna Chancellor Miss Furnival...Nichola McAuliffe Colonel Melkett...Gary Waldhorn Harold Gorringe...Desmond Barritt Schuppanzigh...Geoffrey Freshwater Clea...Amanda Harris Georg Bamberger...Joseph Millson Peter Shaffer rewrote "Black Comedy" for this production. In 1970, Peter Shaffer's twin brother, Anthony Shaffer, had adapted "Black Comedy" into a screenplay, announcing that it would be his next project, but the film was not produced. The performance rights for "Black Comedy" are controlled by Samuel French, Inc. Black Comedy (play) Black Comedy is a one-act farce by Peter Shaffer, first performed in 1965. The play is written to