Bullington 1 Annotated Bibliography Shaffer, Peter. Amadeus: a drama. New York. Samuel French, Ltd. 1981. Print.

This full length play is a fictionalized account of the rivalry between Antonio Saleiri and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. His use of symbols include music, Mozart, and women. Mozart was extremely popular and ran for over one thousand performances, won the Evening Standard Drama Award and the Theatre Critics Award for the London production, and won the 1981 Tony Award for "Best Play." I thought the story was very good, but Mozart cursed a little too much for my liking. ---. Black Comedy. New York. Samuel French. 1966. Print. Wikipedias synopsis: Brindsley Miller, a young sculptor, and his debutante fiance Carol Melkett have borrowed some expensive, antique furniture from his neighbor Harold's flat without his permission in order to impress an elderly millionaire art collector coming to view Brindsley's work, and Carol's father Colonel Melkett. When the power fails, Harold returns early, and Brindsley's ex-mistress Clea shows up unexpectedly, things slide into disaster for him. Wikipedia also says that The opening night of Black Comedy was a resounding success. ---. Equus. New York, Penguin Books, 1973. Print. This two act play is the story of a psychiatrist who tries to counsel a young man who stabbed a group of horses in the eyes because of a deranged ideal about sex and religion which had him both worshipping a horse, named Equus, and being sexually attracted to the horse. Shaffers symbols include the boy (representing peoples longing for true religion), the boys parents (representing the negative influences of society), and the horse (representing the worldly focuses of worship). This play was reflective of the risque

Bullington 2 culture at the time, and was very successful. It won the 1975 Tony Award for Best Play as well as the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. I think the story was disgusting and revolting and ultimately unfulfilling ---. The Gift of the Gorgon. No city. Pantheon. 1996. Print. Amazon.coms synopsis is The death of a famous playwright occasions a visit to his widow by an American academic who wishes to write his biography. This man is the playwright's son, whom he had refused to acknowledge. The widow agrees, but only if the full truth is told. Also, the books customer review is a perfect five stars. ---. Lettuce and Lovage. No city. Harpercollins. 1990. Print. Lettice and Lovage is a comedic play by Peter Shaffer, author of Equus and Amadeus. The play was written specifically for Dame Maggie Smith, who originated the title role of Lettice Douffet in both the English and American runs of the production. The role of Lotte Schoen was played by Margaret Tyzack. The play was originally produced in London in 1987. Its two-year run of 768 performances at the Gielgud Theatre counts as one of the longer runs in London theatrical history (Ranker). .---. The Royal Hunt of the Sun. New York. Unisa Press. 1964. Print. According to Wikipedia, it is a play That dramatizes the relation of two worlds entering in a conflict by portraying two characters: Atahualpa Inca and Francisco Pizarro. Themes include the hunt for God and gold. The play was successful. I dont know of any awards and more facts. ---. Shrivings. No city. Deutsch. 1974. Print. A customer review from Amazon.com said this about Shrivings: For the most part I appreciated Shrivings as a cultural, inter-generational, ideological sparing match, and see

Bullington 3 it's very strengths as being it's own weaknesses. Gideon, the patriarch of the piece is a Peace Loving man, a famous author, he's been knighted and is nationally regarded as a politically outspoken liberal. He lives secluded at Shrivings, a hotel like home for any curious vagabond to stay, the only need being a commitment to humanism, peacefulness and hope. With him is David Askelon a twenty-something dropout. David's father Mark was once Gideon's star pupil, also a renowned author, he's to be arriving at Shrivings, the two men honorees of some literary/national prize. Finally there is Lois, a young American who serves as Gideon's secretary and maid, a disciple like David, she's disillusioned by the American Left's deterioration and violence. The set-up is there, and quickly clear, for a ten or twelve rounder, and as it happens, no one gets out unscathed. Without delving into the goings-on, suffice to say this is a pseudo-familial excorcism, the damning of pessimism or optimism, the hawk versus the dove, the violent animal versus the spiritually risen soul, pupil versus master, what/who is a father, etc. Is there a rationalizing away of any slight, any betrayal, can the intellect ever eclipse the heart or the loins? While Shrivings symbols are clear, it's merging of them with the family seems too simplified. Allowing each character to flesh out there demons is catharsis, that being elemental to all theatre, but proves only that they're more complicated than we thought they were. The value gained from the domestic struggles against Vietnam and post-WWII cultural upheavals isn't in the hypocrisy of the aging Left-if not in the success of the struggle itself, but in the evolution of the spirit of the movement, blossoming and dying, blossoming and dying to this day. ---. White Lies. New York. Samuel French, Ltd. 1968. Print.

Bullington 4 A Goodreads.com user reviewed the play as White Liars, the story of a complicated love triangle and a depressed fortune teller, is interesting and well-paced but not worth 5 stars on its own. ---. Yonadab. No city. Harpercollins. 1992. Print. A New York Times review summarized the plot: According to the Book of Samuel, Yonadab was a ''very subtle man.'' As elaborated by Shaffer, and played by Alan Bates from behind a bright blue beard, he's stranger and more sinister than that. Not only does he incite David's son Amnon to rape his half-sister Tamar, as in the Bible; he does his best to organize her seduction by her brother Absalom, to whom she's fled for protection; and his motives in all this are decidedly peculiar, a mix of malice, sexual perversity and something altogether more highfalutin. Beneath the cynic and wily manipulator, one can clearly see a spiritual buccaneer, a philosophical desperado, obsessively embattled with a God he intellectually rejects. Yonadab even admits to half-believing the argument he puts to both Amnon and Absalom, that incest will rapturously transform them and Tamar into Jewish counterparts of the Egyptian Osiris and Isis: new, gentler versions of the kind of sibling deities whom Jehovah has grimly supplanted. The review stated that the plot was ridiculous and not favorable about the performance. ---. The Public Eye. New York. Samuel French, Ltd. 1962. Print. In this one act play, Charles Sidley is a middle-aged chartered accountant who has become so suspicious of the unaccountable movements of his young wife Belinda, that he has hired a private detective to follow her (Carlton). Trust and privacy seem to be themes. Goodreads.com has a rating of 3 and a half out of 5 stars user rating for it.

Bullington 5 ---. Private Ear. New York. Samuel French, Ltd. 1962. Print. This one act play features a navy clerk named Bob who accidentally causes a great deal of commotion among his friends, and he eventually has to come clean to the girl that he has fallen in love with, only to be met with rejection (Carlton). Thematic elements seem to be the extent that people will go for popularity. Goodreads.com has a 3.42 out of 5 stars rating for it. ---. Five Finger Exercise. New York. Samuel French, Ltd. 2010. Print. Amazon.coms summary includes The first stage success from the author of Equus and Amadeus, this taut family drama centers on a young German student who, coming to England to tutor the daughter of well-to-do family is drawn into the various individual dramas of these fractured, isolated people. A powerful and absorbing drama. - New York Post. Screenplays IMDb provided all the information in this section. Several movies were adapted from his plays but Shaffer only wrote a limited number of screen plays. Shaffer, Peter. Amadeus. 1984. Screenplay. This is a screen adaptation of the play. The incredible story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, told in flashback mode by Antonio Salieri - now confined to an insane asylum. It was critically acclaimed and won 8 Oscars. ---. Equus. 1977. Screenplay. This is the screen adaptation of the play. It was nominated for 3 Oscars, nominated for 5 BAFTAs and won one of them.

Bullington 6 ---. The Public Eye. 1972. Screenplay. This is a film adaptation of the play of the same name. It earned a 6.2/10 from user reviews. Obscure Works Shaffer, Peter. BBC3. 1965-1966. TV Series. IMDb listed Peter Shaffer as a writer in unknown episodes of this series. ---. Genuine American Cookie and Muffin Book. No city. Willow Publishing. 2002. Amazon.com had the publishing information but no other information was readily ---. The Salt Land. ITV Play of the Week. 1955. Television. This was Shaffers first play and was successful enough to encourage him to continue writing (Wikipedia). ---. Whom Do I Have the Honour of Addressing. No city. Carlton Books Limited. 1990. Print. Amazon.com had the publishing information but no other information was readily available.