Theatre: “Equus”, Chania 12th and 13th May
This performance by the theatre group “Αντίβαρο” (“Counterweight”) is based on Peter Shaffer’s award winning play “Equus” written in 1973,
telling the story of a psychiatrist who attempts to treat a young man who has a pathological religious fascination with horses
WHEN: 12th May 21.00 and 13th May 20.00
WHERE: Theatre Kidonias, Ipsilantou 12, Chania
Tickets: Call 698 839 9325
Shaffer was inspired to write this play when he heard of a crime of a 17-year-old who blinded six horses in a small town near Suffolk.
The play’s action is like a detective story, involving the attempts of the psychiatrist to understand the cause of the boy’s actions.
