The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Tour synopsis, cast & creatives

Christopher, fifteen years old, stands beside Mrs Shears' dead dog. It has been speared with a garden fork, it is seven minutes after midnight and Christopher is under suspicion. He records each fact in the book he is writing to solve the mystery of who murdered Wellington. I made a decision. I did this by thinking of all the things I could do and deciding whether they were the right decision or not. He has an extraordinary brain, exceptional at maths while 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. My name is Christopher John Francis Boone. I know all the countries of the world and the capital cities. And every prime number up to 7507.

Book by Mark Haddon. Adapted by Simon Stephens. Presented by National Theatre. Presented by Trafalgar Theatre Productions. Director Marianne Elliott. Design Bunny Christie. Lighting Paule Constable. Design Finn Ross (video design). Director Scott Graham (movement director for Frantic Assembly). Director Steven Hoggett (movement director for Frantic Assembly). Music Adrian Sutton. Sound Ian Dickinson (for Autograph). Director Anna Marsland (associate director). Director Jill Green (CDG - casting director).