Curious Incident of
the Dog in the Night-time
Theatre – Hurry! Tour finishes on June 3rd
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time is a
world-wide famous book, written by Mark Haddon. As a big fan of his touching,
engaging, writing, I was sceptical as to how well it would adapt to the
theatre, despite many positive reviews. However, when I saw it in person, I was
blown away.
The raw, heart wrenching story of family and fear was only improved
on stage, and I was enthralled.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is
essentially a mystery novel, set inside the head of Christopher Boone, a
fifteen-year-old, with Asperger's syndrome. The play starts with a dog with a
garden fork through its stomach. The dog is dead. As Christopher sets of on a
hunt for the killer, it’s not just the murder’s identity that’s revealed, as
even bigger and darker secrets are pulled into the light.
The acting was superb but the stage set was stunning. White
cubes and graph paper surround three of the four sides on the stage, and on
them, labels, words, pictures and scenes are printed. Simplistic props are used
for maximum effect, and actors sift in and out of the stage like clockwork.
Cupboards and chairs materialise from the background, and the audience’s whole
perspective is wrenched left and right, as a wall shifts into the floor. This,
combined with the moving storyline made it a theatre trip to remember.
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