Peter Shaffer

Peter Shaffer has written 6 shows including Five Finger Exercise (Playwright), The Royal Hunt of the Sun (Bookwriter), Amadeus (Playwright), Lettice and Lovage (Playwright), Black Comedy / White Lies (Playwright), Equus (Playwright).

Best Play (Tony Awards) for Lettice and Lovage, Best Comedy (Evening Standard Awards) for Lettice and Lovage, BBC Award for the Play of the Year (Olivier Awards) for Lettice And Lovage, Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Amadeus, Best Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Amadeus, Best Play (Tony Awards) for Amadeus, Best Play (Evening Standard Awards) for Amadeus, Outstanding New Foreign Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Equus, Best Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Equus, Best Play (Tony Awards) for Equus, Best Play (Tony Awards) for Black Comedy, Best Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for The Royal Hunt of the Sun , Best Foreign Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Five Finger Exercise and Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright (Evening Standard Awards) for Five Finger Exercise.

Peter Shaffer has won several prestigious awards throughout his career. He received the Best Comedy award at the Evening Standard Awards for Lettice and Lovage. For Amadeus, he won Outstanding Play at the Drama Desk Awards, Best Play at the Tony Awards, and Best Play at the Evening Standard Awards. His play Equus earned him Outstanding New Foreign Play at the Drama Desk Awards, Best Play at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards, and Best Play at the Tony Awards. Additionally, Five Finger Exercise garnered him the Best Foreign Play award from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards, as well as the Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright at the Evening Standard Awards.