The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Play and Book Review
Part of my birthday present was a Matinée ticket for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. I'd missed this first time it'd come to Plymouth so I was excited to go on the 29th. I also missed being in the Theatre atmosphere since being in the People's Company +18 class for acting around two years ago. The novel itself written by Mark Haddon and adapted by his playwright friend, Simon Stevens it tells through the experiences of Christopher, a young man who's hero is Sherlock Holmes which is where the book and adapted play's title comes from, The Adventure of Silver Blaze. The storyline itself is true to the book's honesty and social naïvety - starting with a misunderstanding of Christopher stargazing or wandering in the wrong place at the right time to be framed for the murder of the neighbor's dog, who he has a connection with that he considers strong than with any human connection. The opening scene is his reaction to Mrs Shears and the