Equus (play) Equus (play) Equus is a play by Peter Shaffer written in 1973, telling the story of a psychiatrist who attempts to treat a young man who has a pathological religious fascination with horses. Shaffer was inspired to write "Equus" when he heard of a crime involving a 17-year-old who blinded six horses in a small town near Suffolk. He set out to construct a fictional account of what might have caused the incident, without knowing any of the details of the crime. The play's action is something of a detective story, involving the attempts of the child psychiatrist Dr. Martin
Charlie Strang as one of Western Australia’s foremost juniors he only managed 5 games over two seasons due to injuries. In 1938 an exchange of players allowed Strang to play for East Fremantle Football Club. In five seasons for East Fremantle Strang played 64 games and kicked 30 goals. His footballing career was interrupted by the Second World War where between 1942 and 1945 Strang served in the Royal Australian Air Force as a Fight Sergeant. He returned to play for East Fremantle in the 1945 WAFL premiership before playing one game for South Fremantle in 1946 and retiring from football. Strang