Martin Dysart , child psychiatrist, is on a quest to discover why a confused, passionate 17 year old boy named Alan, has savagely blinded six horses with a spike. The discovery of this forms Peter Shaffer’s brutal play “Equus”. “Equus”, meaning horse in Latin, was performed by State Theatre of South Australia and directed by Marion Potts. Although written in the 1970’s many of the issues raised are highly relevant to today’s audience. The emotional …showed first 75 words of 936 total…

…showed last 75 words of 936 total…explores questions about what is “normal” and to what extent society will go to normalize people (or to lock them away somewhere if they can't be normalized). When “Equus” gallops away he leaves you questioning the existence of passion and exuberance in your own life. State Theatre South Australia’s performance was solid and hauntingly conveyed the central message of Shaffer's most acclaimed work- passion for one's worship, in whatever form that worship manifests itself