![]() “A beautiful, eloquent, dazzlingly inventive show about the wonders of life.” –Evening Standard (London). “…just terrific…a profoundly moving play about adolescence, fractured families, mathematics, colours and lights…dazzling.” –Independent (London). “This adaptation by the acclaimed playwright Simon Stephens is intensely, innately theatrical it is also funny and extremely moving…resonates with quality.” –Telegraph (London). This BROADWAY SMASH HIT follows Christopher, an exceptionally intelligent, neurodivergent boy, on his quest to find the culprit that killed his neighbors. His detective work, forbidden by his father, takes him on a thrilling journey that upturns his world. Finding himself under suspicion, Christopher is determined to solve the mystery of who murdered Wellington, and he carefully records each fact of the crime. The fifteen-year-old narrator of the story, Christopher John Francis Boone, discovers the slain body of his neighbor’s poodle, Wellington, on the neighbor’s front lawn one evening and sets out to uncover the. It’s seven minutes after midnight and Christopher stands beside his neighbor’s dead dog, Wellington, who has been speared with a garden fork. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time takes place in the year 1998 in and around the town of Swindon, England. ![]() He has never ventured alone beyond the end of his road, he detests being touched, and he distrusts strangers. He is exceptional at mathematics but ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. Regional Premiere! Winner of the 2015 Tony Award for Best Play! Fifteen-year-old Christopher has an extraordinary brain. We are convinced that both audiences will recognise it as one of those very rare books that change the way you see everything.Based on the novel by Mark Haddon | Adapted for the stage by Simon Stephens The novel is being published simultaneously for adults by Jonathan Cape and for children by David Fickling, publisher of Philip Pullman. Christopher is a brilliant creation, and Mark Haddon's depiction of his world is deeply moving, very funny and utterly convincing. ![]() He has never gone further than the end of the road on his own, but when he finds a neighbour's dog murdered he sets out on a terrifying journey which will turn his whole world upside down. He hates the colours yellow and brown and being touched. Its seven minutes after midnight and Christopher stands beside his neighbors dead dog, Wellington, who has been speared with a garden fork. He knows a very great deal about maths and very little about human beings. Christopher is fifteen and has Asperger's, a form of autism. ![]() The detective, and narrator, is Christopher Boone. In The curious incident of the dog in the night-time, a novel by Mark Haddon, Christophers life experiences a drastic change after the death of his. There was a garden fork sticking out of the dog.' THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT- TIME is a murder mystery novel like no other. It looked as if it was running on its side, the way dogs run when they think they are chasing a cat in a dream. And he detests the color yellow.This improbable story of Christophers quest to investigate the suspicious death of a neighborhood dog makes for one of the most captivating, unusual, and widely heralded novels in recent years. 15-year old Christopher has an extraordinary brain: He is exceptional at mathematics, but ill-equipped to. He relates well to animals but has no understanding of human emotions. Ÿþ'The dog was lying on the grass in the middle of the lawn in front of Mrs Shears' house. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. ![]()
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