The Royal Hunt of the Sun
The Royal Hunt of the Sun is a 1964 play by Peter Shaffer that dramatizes the relation of two worlds entering in a conflict by portraying two characters: Atahuallpa Inca and Francisco Pizarro.
Poster of original production
Sir Peter Levin Shaffer was an English playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. He wrote numerous award-winning plays, of which several were adapted into films.
Shaffer in 1966
Shaffer in 1975
Grave of Robert Leonard and Peter Shaffer in Highgate Cemetery