Peter (Levin) Shaffer
Born in Liverpool, Merseyside, 15 May 1926
Stage Works
- Five Finger Exercise (produced 1958). 1958.
- The Private Ear, and The Public Eye (produced 1962). 1962.
- Merry Roosters' Panto, music and lyrics by Stanley Myers and Steven Vinaver (produced 1963; as It's about Cinderella, produced 1969).
- Sketch in The Establishment (produced 1963).
- The Royal Hunt of the Sun: A Play Concerning the Conquest of Peru (produced 1964). 1965.
- Black Comedy (produced 1965).
- White Lies (produced 1967).1967; as White Liars (produced 1968), 1967; revised version (produced 1976), 1976.
- Shrivings (as The Battle of Shrivings, produced 1970; revised version, as Shrivings, produced 1975). 1974;
- Equus (produced 1973). 1973;
- Amadeus (produced 1979). 1980; revised version (produced 1980), 1981.
- Black Mischief (produced 1983).
- Yonadab (produced 1985). Revised version 1989.
- Lettice and Lovage (produced 1987; revised version, produced 1988). 1988;
- Whom Do I Have the Honour of Addressing? (broadcast 1989). 1990.
- The Gift of the Gorgon (produced 1992). 1993.
Screenplays:
- Lord of the Flies, with Peter Brook, 1963;
- The Public Eye (Follow Me!), 1972;
- Equus, 1977;
- Amadeus, 1984.
Radio Plays:
- Alexander the Corrector, 1946;
- The Prodigal Father, 1957;
- Whom Do I Have the Honour of Addressing?, 1989.
Television Plays:
- The Salt Land, 1955;
- Balance of Terror, 1957.
Novels:
- The Woman in the Wardrobe (as Peter Antony). 1951.
- How Doth the Little Crocodile? (as Peter Antony, with Anthony Shaffer). 1952; as Peter and Anthony Shaffer, 1957.
- Withered Murder, with Anthony Shaffer. 1955.
Bibliography:
- Peter and Anthony Shaffer: A Reference Guide by Dennis A. Klein, 1982;
- Peter Shaffer: An Annotated Bibliography by Thomas Eberle, 1991.
Critical Studies:
- Peter Shaffer by John Russell Taylor, 1974;
- Peter Shaffer by Dennis A. Klein, 1979;
- File on Shaffer edited by Virginia Cooke and Malcolm Page, 1987;
- Peter Shaffer: Roles, Rites and Rituals in the Theatre by Gene A. Plunka, 1988;
- Peter Shaffer: A Casebook, edited by C.J. Gianakaris, 1991.