Daniel Radcliffe to star in stage play Equus

Daniel will star in the play Equus.Website danradcliffe.co.uk shares exclusive details. The play will be performed in London's West End Theatre District next Spring, 2007. Daniel will portray the role of Alan Strang and he will begin rehearsing for the role in January 2007.

The production is directed by Thea Sharrock and it will also star fellow actor, Richard Griffiths (Vernon Dursley) as Psychiatrist, Martin Dysart.

Daniel forwarded them this message:

"I'm really excited to be part of this production. I'm thrilled to be working with Richard Griffiths again. This is obviously a huge departure for me as an actor, but Equus is such an amazing play that this really was an opportunity not to be missed.

Rehearsal starts in January and I'm very much looking forward to working with Thea Sharrock who is an incredibly talented Director and only hope I do the role justice!"

The play was originally performed in 1973 by the National Theatre in London. It is a story of a psychiatrist who attempts to treat a young teenage man's pathological fascination with horses. It was an inspiration born out of a crime involving a teenage boy's senseless injury to horses which blinded them. The play received a Tony Award for best play in 1975.