Peter L. Shaffer, 59, of Allentown, passed away peacefully at home in the arms of his loving family on Tuesday, August 31, 2010. He was the husband of Sylvia A. (Calaman) Shaffer, and they celebrated ...

Playwright Peter Shaffer, whose durable, award-winning hits included "Equus" and "Amadeus," has died at the age of 90. Shaffer's agent, Rupert Lord, says Shaffer died Monday while on a visit to ...

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One of the highlights of many seasons occurred last night, the opening night of Peter Shaffer's compassionate and challenging "Equus" at the tiny Blackbird Theatre in Ann Arbor. Making her directorial ...

2009 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Costume Design John Napier 2009 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Lighting Design David Hersey 2009 Tony Awards Best Lighting Design of a Play David ...

Peter Shaffer was an English playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. He wrote numerous award-winning plays, most notably Equus and Amadeus, of which several were adapted into films.

Revisiting Peter Shaffer’s 1979 play Amadeus is no small feat. Joe Barton, the writer behind Netflix’s Black Doves, has taken on the challenge of reworking Shaffer’s dense account of Mozart’s life and ...