'Equus' was performed in the Jack Hylton Room on the 19th, 20th, and 21th of March 2023

Cast & Crew

Directors: Alice Dyer and Grace Thompson
Producer: Kyle Andrews and Maia Kapoor
Stage Managers: Uma Naicker and Will Scriven

Assistant Directors: Jozef Ruben and Róisin McMullan
Assistant Producers: Ian Quint Leisner
Assistant Stage Managers: Isidora Xnx and Sky Beardmore

Cast:
Dysart - Jasper Isaacs
Alan - Elijah Gallimore
Hesther - Grace Morris
Jill - Floris Bujard
Frank - Ross Buchanan
Dora - Gracie Flynn
Nugget/Horseman - Will Oliver
Nurse - Flavie Pantaleo
Dalton - Paolo Roman

Synopsis

Equus, written by Peter Shaffer, is a 1970s psychodrama that follows on the mental unravelling of a child psychiatrist - Martin Dysart. Alan Strang, a 17-year-old boy, has blinded 6 horses and refuses to tell anyone why. Against his better judgement, Martin Dysart takes on his case. Morbidly fascinated by Alan’s crime, Dysart adopts unconventional methods to open Alan’s psyche. To understand Alan, Dysart begins to destroy himself as those around him watch. If he truly wants to heal a monster, then Dysart must become one too.