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Article: THE SHAFFERS ; A FAMILY DRAMA ++ Twin brothers Peter (right) and Anthony had a deep bond forged by the shared hardship of growing up during the Second World War. But their sibling rivalry began to emerge as their writing careers flourished. As Peter's 'Equus' returns to the West End, Ian Herbert explores a unique literary relationship ++ The rivals
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- March 2, 2007
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In the dark days of 1944, two young, Liverpool-born brothers who
were destined to become theatre legends drew strength from the fact
that their grim roles in Britain's war effort had, at least, placed
them side by side. Sir Peter Shaffer - whose play Equus, starring
Daniel Radcliffe, is this week drawing new legions of admirers to
London's Gielgud Theatre - and his twin, Anthony, were among the
conscripted "Bevin Boys", sent down a coal pit at Chislet in Kent,
for National Service by the then Minister of Labour Ernest Bevin.
"We were together, which was a great help," Peter recalled recently.
Their closeness was "a condition of being a twin".
The mutual support system shared by Anthony (the ...
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