Shaffer Defends Equus Controversy in London and New York
British dramatist Peter Shaffer explains the Equus debate as media and audience misreadings. He notes London shows calmer scrutiny while Broadway elicits heightened passion and letters. The play centers on a youth who blinds horses and an analyst exploring motive, with Shaffer stressing themes of worship, analysis, and personal freedom.
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Equus play writer Shaffer on themes and cure all
The 49 year old author discusses the horse motif in Equus and its symbolic meaning. He says the play freed his mind by exploring ambiguity in experience, and notes ongoing Broadway work and past successes like The Royal Hunt of the Sun as part of his total theater approach.
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Hart to Join NBC News as Washington Political Correspondent
John Hart former CBS Morning News anchorman and CBS general assignment correspondent, age 43, leaves CBS to become NBC News Washington political correspondent. Hartford Denver native joined CBS in 1965, anchored Morning News from 1970, now departs for NBC.
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