NT Live - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime

[edjames]

NT Live is back for the fall season and opened with a production that delivers a powerhouse story and perormance.

 

Christopher, fifteen years old, stands beside Mrs Shears’ dead dog, Wellington. It has been speared with a garden fork, it is seven minutes after midnight and Christopher is under suspicion. He records each fact in his book to solve the mystery. He has an extraordinary brain, exceptional at maths 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. But his detective work, forbidden by his father, takes him on a frightening journey that upturns his world.

 

Mark Haddon’s novel was Whitbread Book of the Year in 2003, and has now sold over 2 million copies around the world. Marianne Elliott co-directed the globally successful stage production of War Horse for the National, for which she won a Tony Award in 2011. Simon Stephens, twice Best Foreign Playwright of the Year, is the author of many original plays and adaptations, including Harper Regan and On the Shore of the Wide World, both directed by Marianne Elliott at the National Theatre.

 

Imaginatively staged and beautifull acted by a cast lead by Luke Treadaway (formerly of War Horse) this play was engrossing and deserving of many awards.

 

Check the NT Live website for screenings in theaters. They often do encore productions, so if you missed it recently, it'll probably be back.

 

ED