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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (90 Minute Version) - ePublication

based on the novel by Mark Haddon, adapted by Simon Stephens
$21.75
Qty:
Full Length, Drama
5 men, 5 women (doubling)
Total Cast: 10, Flexible Set
ISBN-13: EPUB40600


MIN. PERFORMANCE FEE: $130 per performance. Manuscript available in ePub format. SPECIAL NOTE: There is a 90-minute abridged version of the play which may be performed.
Winner of the 2013 Tony Award® for Best Play.

THE STORY: 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.
Also winner of the 2013 Olivier Award for Best New Play.

“This adaptation by the acclaimed playwright Simon Stephens is intensely, innately theatrical; it is also funny and extremely moving…resonates with quality.” —The Telegraph (UK).

“…just terrific…a profoundly moving play about adolescence, fractured families, mathematics, colours and lights…dazzling.” —The Independent (UK).

“A beautiful, eloquent, dazzlingly inventive show about the wonders of life.” —Evening Standard (London).