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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
4 stars Sunday Times, The Times, Guardian, Time
Out, Evening Standard, Telegraph, Independent, Independent
on Sunday, Daily Mail, Daily Express
“Funny and extremely moving” – Daily
Telegraph
“The Curious Incident of the Dog in
the Night-Time is a marvel” – Observer
“If
ever there was a perfect theatrical marriage of performance
and effect, this is it” – The Times
“Nothing
short of a triumph” – Variety
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the
Night-Time, based on the novel by Mark Haddon,
adapted by Simon Stephens, will be screened in select
cinemas around New Zealand for a limited season from 4
October to 18 October.
Directed by Marianne
Elliott, the cast includes Niamh Cusack, Paul Ritter, Una
Stubbs, Luke Treadaway and Nicola Walker.
Simon Stephens’ adaptation offers a richly
theatrical exploration of the touching and bleakly humorous,
award-winning novel by Mark Haddon.
Christopher (Luke
Treadaway), 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 a book he is writing to
solve the mystery of who murdered Wellington. 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.
The cast also includes Matthew Barker, Sophie
Duval, Rhiannon Harper-Rafferty, Nick Sidi, and Howard
Ward. The designer is Bunny Christie, with lighting by
Paule Constable, movement by Scott Graham & Steven Hoggett
for Frantic Assembly, video by Finn Ross, music by Adrian
Sutton, sound by Ian Dickinson and fights by Kate
Waters.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in
the Night-Time runs at 180 minutes, including a 20
minute interval.
NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE performances are filmed live in high definition and broadcast via satellite to over 500 cinemas around the world, live in the UK and Europe and time delayed in countries further afield. There are over 160 venues in the UK alongside venues in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Mexico, India, Scandinavia and Europe. The performances at the National are nominated in advance to allow cameras greater freedom in the auditorium.
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