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Radcliffe delivers, but 'Equus' shows its age

New York Daily News - 25th Sep 2008

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Daniel Radcliffe: Let's get right to it - Daniel Radcliffe, the marquee man-boy and the reason "Equus" has trotted back to Broadway. Yes, he's terrific and gives a passionate performance as Alan Strang, the 17-year-old stable hand who worships - and blinds - six horses. Yes, he's nude in a scene, but not gratuitously. And yes, he's (at least partially) in good company in the revival of Peter Shaffer's play, which intrigues but shows its age. PHOTOS: BROADWAY ACTORS IN THE BUFF Richard Griffiths, a Tony winner for "The History Boys" and one of Radcliffe's "Harry Potter" co-stars, portrays Martin Dysart, the shrink in search of a reason for Alan's sexual and religious fixation on horses (cue childhood trauma, problematic parents and hypnosis) and his violen

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