The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Play

Writers: Simon Stephens

Context

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a stage adaptation of a 2003 mystery novel by British author Mark Haddon. The original novel revolves around Christopher Boone, a 15-year-old math prodigy determined to investigate the death of his neighbor’s dog. It is written in first-person from Christopher’s perspective. Christopher has “behavioral difficulties” that are consistent with autism spectrum disorder, but his condition is not named in the novel or play.

The stage version is structured as a play-within-a-play, with Christopher’s para-professional teacher Siobhan acting as a

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