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Amadeus: A Play by Peter Shaffer Peter Shaffer
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

The complex relationship between genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and rival composer Antonio Salieri is the basis for Amadeus, the hit play by Peter Shaffer. In the summer of 2011 I had the privilege of seeing a professional production of Peter Schaffer's Amadeus. The Classical Arts Society at the University of Melbourne (CASUM) put on a fantastic modern production of Peter Shaffer's acclaimed 1979 play. Also in 2001, he was Ebenezer Scrooge in the seasonal “A Christmas Carol” at NYC's Madison Square Garden. As you no doubt know, Amadeus (which won eight Oscars, including Best Picture) was adapted from Peter Shaffer's Tony-winning play, which was itself based on a 19th century play that later got turned into an opera. Sir Peter Shaffer's other plays include Amadeus, Equus, The Royal Hunt of the Sun, Lettice & Lovage and Five Finger Exercise. €�Mediocrity is everywhere” pronounces Peter Shaffer in the final moments of Amadeus. Peter Shaffer's “Amadeus,” one of the longest running dramas to ever grace the Broadway stage, is back. And in 1980, he was Broadway's first Mozart in Peter Shaffer's “Amadeus”. The performance Ever since I saw that play I knew that had to be my monologue for my IGCSEs. Amadeus is a is a stage play written in 1979 by Peter Shaffer, loosely based on the lives of the composers Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri. For me, Amadeus is without a doubt one such play. The winner of the Tony Award for best play and the Oscar for Best Picture, Peter Shaffer's monumental play is part melodrama, part history, part imaginative speculation.