Music for Equus

Incidental music for Peter Shaffer’s Equus

Commissioned by Peach Theatre Company

Premiere: 12 April 2007

Assembled singers pre-recorded and played during performance.

Peach Theatre Company production of Equus
Directed by Jesse Peach
Playhouse Theatre, Glen Eden, Auckland

Programme Note

This score attempted to create an ethereal, holy but doomed atmosphere. The Latin text is taken from Seneca and Virgil. The 2007 Peach Theatre production was directed by Jesse Peach and featured a cast that included Phil Adams, Ashley Hawkes, Patrick Wilson, Annie Whittle, Beth Allen.
The music was studio recorded, and the recording played for performances.

Music for Equus was a commissioned by Peach Theatre Company.

Performance Note

The composition of this music began with a rehearsal in which I sat in and watched the play, then worked out where I would begin and end music cues with approximate timings. Then during a technical rehearsal when the recordings were first put to action, Jesse Peach often changed where cues began or substituted one cue for another similar. Almost invariably his judgement was good. Consequently, any future use of this music with the play may be adjusted at the director’s discretion.

This is a grand right work. Permission for performance must be obtained from the copyright holders. Please contact Anthony Young via the contacts page for information.