Peter Shaffer

peter shaffer During the years of the so-called New Drama in Britain, critics became used, almost to the point of being blasé, to dramatists making sensational debuts (Taylor 313). These dramatists (or playwrights) include John Osborne, Harold Pinter, Arnold Wesker, John Arden, and Peter Shaffer. Peter Levin and his twin comrade Anthony were born to Jake Reka and Fredman Shaffer in Liverpool, England on May 15, 1926. Anthony is also a playwright, whos play Sleuth (1970), has had more performances than all of his comrades plays combined.

Nevertheless, Anthony, who has pursued law, advertising, and television, has not yet embraced the stage as his chief vocation (Smith 452). In 1936 the Shaffers all go to London. This is where Peter attended St. Pauls School money box he graduated in 1944. From 1944 to 1947, Peter worked in the Chrislet coalmine, having been enlisted as one of the Bevin Boys, essential workers in service to the country, organi...If you want to beguile a full essay, order it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com

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