Equus, Starring Daniel Radcliffe and Richard Griffiths, Sets Broadway Dates
Daniel Radcliffe of Harry Potter movie fame and Tony winner Richard Griffiths will star in the widely anticipated Broadway revival of Peter Shaffer's Equus this fall. The play begins previews on September 5 and will open on September 25 for what is being described as a strictly limited 22-week engagement, through February 8, 2009. The Shubert Organization will produce Equus at its Broadhurst Theatre, directed by Thea Sharrock.
Equus is the powerful and provocative story of stable boy Alan Strang Radcliffe and Dr. Martin Dysart Griffiths, the psychiatrist who tries to unravel the religious and sexual mystery that ensues when the troubled teenager blinds six horses. Dysart must face his doubts about his own work when confronted with Strang's complex case. The two stars received critical praise and played to sold-out houses during a five-month engagement of Equus at London's Gielgud Theatre last year.
Griffiths won the 2006 Tony and Olivier Awards for Best Actor for his performance in The History Boys. He played Vernon Dursley, Harry Potter's uncle, in the first four Harry Potter films, and has also appeared in the films Gandhi, The French Lieutenant's Woman, Chariots of Fire and The History Boys.
This will be the first Broadway revival of Equus since its debut in 1974 in a production that starred Anthony Hopkins as Dysart and Peter Firth as Strang. Equus won the 1975 Best Play Tony Award and ran for 1,209 performances.
The revival of Equus is designed by John Napier, with lighting design by David Hersey and sound design by Gregory Clarke.
The Broadhurst Theatre is currently the home of a revival of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof starring Terrence Howard, James Earl Jones, Phylicia Rashad and Anika Noni Rose, which opened on March 6 as a limited run through June 15 but has been playing to capacity business.
