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== Revivals{{anchor|Radcliffe}} ==
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The first Midwest U.S. production of ''Equus'' opened March 1978 in Lansing, Michigan, at Boarshead Theatre. Directed by John Peakes, it featured Richard Thomsen as Dysart, David Kropp as Alan, Carmen Decker as Dora, and Lisa Hodge as Jill. Local controversy over the nude scene was largely mitigated by casting a married couple as Jill and Alan. This production went on to win Boarshead Theatre's annual awards for Best Production and Best Supporting Actor (Kropp).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/210449495/|title='Equus' Rips Bodies, Souls |date=May 12, 1984 |page=24 |newspaper=[[Lansing State Journal]] |language=en |access-date=7 November 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202052933/https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/210449495/ |archive-date=2 February 2017 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

The Lovegrove Alley Theatre of [[Baltimore]] staged a production of ''Equus'' in 1979. The production starred a pre-Broadway [[Charles S. Dutton]] in the role of Dysart. Director [[Brad Mays]] did double duty in the role of Alan Strang. Lauren Raher played Jill Mason, and her real-life mother Rhona Raher portrayed Dora, Alan's mother.<ref name="Lord 1979" /><ref name="Strausbaugh 1979" /><ref name="Giuliano 1979" />

[[File:Daniel Radcliffe NY9.jpg|thumb|[[Daniel Radcliffe]] arriving for a performance of ''Equus'' in 2008.]]
West End producers [[David Pugh and Dafydd Rogers]] revived ''Equus'' in 2007, starring [[Richard Griffiths]], [[Daniel Radcliffe]], and [[Joanna Christie]] in the leading roles. The production was directed by [[Thea Sharrock]], and opened in February 2007 at the [[Gielgud Theatre]]. The production attracted press attention since both Radcliffe and Griffiths had starred in the [[Harry Potter (film series)|''Harry Potter'' film series]] (as [[Harry Potter (character)|Harry Potter]] and [[Vernon Dursley]], respectively). In particular, the casting of seventeen-year-old Radcliffe triggered some controversy since the role of Alan Strang required him to appear nude onstage.<ref name="BBC 28 July 2006" /> Radcliffe insisted that the nude scene was not "gratuitous", and that he should portray the character and the scene as called for by the script.{{citation needed|date=June 2016}} This revival was subsequently transferred to Broadway, running at the Broadhurst Theatre through 8 February 2009. Radcliffe and Griffiths reprised their roles, and Thea Sharrock returned as director. The cast also included [[Kate Mulgrew]], [[Anna Camp]], [[Carolyn McCormick]], Lorenzo Pisoni, [[T. Ryder Smith]], Graeme Malcolm, and Sandra Shipley, with Collin Baja, Tyrone Jackson, Spencer Liff, Adesola Osakalumi, and Marc Spaulding.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/horse-power-equus-revival-opens-on-broadway-sept-25-com-153625 |title=Horse Power: Equus Revival Opens on Broadway Sept. 25 |work=Playbill |access-date=20 August 2015 |url-status=live |last=Gans |first=Andrew |date=25 September 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193351/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/121672-Horse-Power-Equus-Revival-Opens-on-Broadway-Sept-25 |archive-date=29 October 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref> Radcliffe was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play.

The first illustrated edition of the play text was produced as a large-format artist's book by the Old Stile Press, with images and an afterword by the British artist [[Clive Hicks-Jenkins]], in 2009.<ref>Campbell, Nancy, Frances McDowall, Nicolas McDowall, The Old Stile Press... the Next Ten Years: A Bibliography 2000–2010 (2010: Old Stile Press) {{ISBN|978-0-907664-85-7}}</ref>

City Lights Theater Company of San Jose, California revived ''Equus'' in March 2011.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sanjose.com/2011/03/23/review_equus/|title=City Lights Theatre: 'Equus' |last=Conwell |first=Sean |date=23 March 2011 |website=SanJose.com |access-date=7 November 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230090440/http://www.sanjose.com/2011/03/23/review_equus/ |archive-date=30 December 2016 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> This production, featuring actors Sean Gilvary as Alan Strang and Steve Lambert as Martin Dysart, received rave reviews. The ''[[The Mercury News|San Jose Mercury News]]'' labelled Gilvary and Lambert as "haunting," stating Gilvary "...exposing emotions and epidermis, rides bareback in every sense. He gradually manages to make a rather unattractive young creature seem not only sympathetic but redeemable while retaining his hostility and humanity."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/2011/03/21/review-equus-at-san-joses-city-lights/ |title=Review: 'Equus' at San Jose's City Lights |newspaper=San Jose Mercury News |access-date=29 December 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230090705/http://www.mercurynews.com/2011/03/21/review-equus-at-san-joses-city-lights/ |archive-date=30 December 2016 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> ''StarkInsider'' rated the production 4.5 out of 5 stars, calling Lambert "superb" and having a "pitch-perfect performance," while calling Gilvary "dazzling" and having "a preternatural ability to inhabit the very soul of his character. Like the troubled teen that he portrays, both he and Strang possess a passion for something that is an inseparable part of their personality."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.starkinsider.com/2011/03/theater-review-equus-at-city-lights-san-jose.html |title=Theater Review: 'Equus' at City Lights, San Jose |date=22 March 2011 |newspaper=Stark Insider |language=en-US |access-date=29 December 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230160603/http://www.starkinsider.com/2011/03/theater-review-equus-at-city-lights-san-jose.html |archive-date=30 December 2016 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> This production received a Standout Classic Production Award by Silicon Valley Small Theatre Awards.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://artsalot.wordpress.com/2011/08/02/6th-annual-silicon-valley-small-venue-theatre-awards-the-2011-honorees/ |title=6th Annual Silicon Valley Small Venue Theatre Awards – The 2011 Honorees! |date=2 August 2011 |website=Artsalot |access-date=29 December 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230090644/https://artsalot.wordpress.com/2011/08/02/6th-annual-silicon-valley-small-venue-theatre-awards-the-2011-honorees/ |archive-date=30 December 2016 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

''Equus'' was revived in [[Houston]] for a limited run in July 2014 at Frenetic Theater. The production was largely funded by donations on [[Kickstarter]] and was well received by critics and audiences alike. ''Broadway World'' called the production "dark, daunting and sensual" and commending its "stellar cast".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/houston/article/BWW-Reviews-Matthew-Logans-Production-of-EQUUS-is-Intense-and-Beautifully-Poignant-20140727#.U9WSXBZ8v1o |title=BWW Reviews: Matthew C. Logan's Production of EQUUS is Intense and Beautifully Poignant |first=Nyderah |last=Williams |work=BroadwayWorld.com |access-date=20 August 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924064902/http://www.broadwayworld.com/houston/article/BWW-Reviews-Matthew-Logans-Production-of-EQUUS-is-Intense-and-Beautifully-Poignant-20140727#.U9WSXBZ8v1o|archive-date=24 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> ''[[Houston Press]]'' said it was "astonishingly good... a must see"<ref>{{cite news |url=http://blogs.houstonpress.com/artattack/2014/07/_the_setup_sir_peter.php |title=A Kickstarter-Funded Revival of Equus: Well-Handled With a Strong Lead Performance |first=Jim |last=Tommaney |work=Houston Press |access-date=20 August 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20150820073840/http://blogs.houstonpress.com/artattack/2014/07/_the_setup_sir_peter.php |archive-date=20 August 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> while Culturemap listed the show as one of the "hottest" of the year.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://houston.culturemap.com/news/arts/07-28-14-houstons-hottest-summer-theater-full-frontal-nudity-rich-babes-behaving-badly-and-a-falstaff-party-titillate/ |title=Houston's hottest summer theater: Full frontal nudity, rich boobs behaving badly and a Falstaff party titillate |first=Eric |last=Sandler|work=CultureMap Houston |access-date=20 August 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102210249/http://houston.culturemap.com/news/arts/07-28-14-houstons-hottest-summer-theater-full-frontal-nudity-rich-babes-behaving-badly-and-a-falstaff-party-titillate/ |archive-date=2 January 2016 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>