Synopsis
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - ACTING EDITION
Simon Stephens from Mark Haddon
Published by Dramatists Play Service
5 Male 5 Female
15-year-old Christopher has an extraordinary brain ...
He is exceptional at mathematics but ill-equipped to interpret everyday life
He has never ventured alone beyond the end of his road, he detests being touched, and he distrusts strangers
Now it is 7 minutes after midnight, and Christopher stands beside his neighbor's dead dog, Wellington, who has been speared with a garden fork
Finding himself under suspicion, Christopher is determined to solve the mystery of who murdered Wellington, and he carefully records each fact of the crime
But his detective work, forbidden by his father, takes him on a thrilling journey that upturns his world
REVIEWS
"This adaptation by the acclaimed playwright Simon Stephens is intensely, innately theatrical; it is also funny and extremely movingresonates with quality" ~ Telegraph
"just terrifica profoundly moving play about adolescence, fractured families, mathematics, colours and lightsdazzling" ~ Independent
"A beautiful, eloquent, dazzlingly inventive show about the wonders of life" ~ Evening Standard
This is the DPS Acting Edition
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