Somehow I managed to not talk about Daniel Radcliffe's performance in Equus in my previous post. Apologies for leaving out the portion y'all are most likely to read. He was good. Some folks have gushed about how amazing he is and it is a solid performance. It's is difficult to gauge how much his performance was affected by the substitution of the understudy in the psychiatrist's role. It is entirely possible that the difference between me raving about his work and me being pleased with the performance lies in that unexpected gap. After all, that relationship is a large portion of the show, including many of the builds for Alan Strang (the character played by Daniel Radcliffe).
For those who didn't know, there has been LOTS of hype about him being naked. Interestingly, there have been few to no comments about the woman who is naked right next to him. To be fair, he has lots more stage time in his nakedness than she does. Very interesting dynamic in the theatre: lots of grown men and women clearly enjoying the idea of seeing naked Harry Potter. It's kinda silly because it isn't the sexiest moment in the show (especially when compared with the many erotic descriptions/depictions of horses).
For anyone who doesn't know the play, I highly recommend it. Peter Shaffer also wrote Amadeus which was made into a film with Tom Hulce and F. Murray Abraham.
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