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
Luther (play) company. Luther won the Tony Award for Best Play in 1964. The English Stage Company cast for the production at the Royal Court was: The play was made into a film in 1973, directed by Guy Green, starring Stacy Keach as Martin, with Hugh Griffith as Tetzel, Alan Badel as Cajetan and Maurice Denham as Staupitz. A 2001 revival at the National Theatre, London, directed by Peter Gill, featured Rufus Sewell in the title role, with Richard Griffiths as Tetzel, Malcolm Sinclair as Cajetan and Timothy West as Staupitz. Luther is accepted into St. Augustine's Monastery in Erfurt. His father,