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
Alan Harris collaboration with United States composer Mark Swanson. Radio plays include The Gold Farmer for BBC Radio 3's The Wire season and plays for BBC Radio 4. His debut stage play, Orange, was commissioned and produced by Sgript Cymru. He is the winner of a Creative Wales Award from the Arts Council of Wales and represented by Nick Quinn at The Agency, London. Alan Harris Alan Harris is a Welsh playwright. Has written plays for theatres throughout the United Kingdom, including Paines Plough and National Theatre Wales. He won a Judges’ Award at the 2015 Bruntwood Prize for his play How