THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME transferred to London's West End, following a sold-out run at the National's Cottesloe Theatre in 2012. The production received seven 2013 Olivier Awards, including Best New Play.
Fifteen-year old Christopher has an extraordinary brain; he is exceptionally intelligent but ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. When he falls under suspicion for killing his neighbor's dog, he sets out to identify the true culprit, which leads to an earth-shattering discovery and a journey that will change his life forever.
The production is designed by three-time Olivier Award-winner Bunny Christie, with lighting by Tony Award-winner Paule Constable, video design by Finn Ross, movement by Scott Graham and Olivier Award-winner Steven Hoggett for Frantic Assembly, music by Adrian Sutton and sound by Ian Dickinson for Autograph.
What Stephens, Elliott and Christies (who also designed the tone-perfect costumes) - along with blazingly expressive lighting by Paule Constable, projections by Finn Ross and music by Adrian Sutton - is bring us inside the head of an exceptional outsider who is also unyieldingly one of us. Don't think for a second this is an after-school special, though special The Curious Incidentcertainly is. It may in the end be too sentimental to qualify as highbrow - but it's brilliant nonetheless.
There is more movement in The Curious Incident-the choreography is by Scott Graham and Steven Hoggett-than in many a musical. All the technical elements, from lighting (by Paule Constable) to sound (by Ian Dickinson) are world-class. Yet no matter how brilliantly done, the choice to highlight the workings of Christopher's unusual brain onstage through narration and illustration comes with trade-offs. You fret over his confusion and follow his reasoning, but after a while they threaten to smother the drama.
2013 | West End |
The National Theatre Production West End |
2012 | West End |
National Theatre West End Production West End |
2014 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
2016 | US Tour |
First US National Tour US Tour |
2021 | West End |
West End |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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2015 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Direction of a Play | Marianne Elliott |
2015 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Leading Actor in a Play | Alex Sharp |
2015 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Play | Simon Stephens |
2015 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Sound Design of a Play | Ian Dickinson |
2015 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Alex Sharp |
2015 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Director of a Play | Marianne Elliott |
2015 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Lighting Design | Paule Constable |
2015 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Play | Simon Stephens |
2015 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Projection Design | Finn Ross |
2015 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Sound Design in a Play | Ian Dickinson |
2015 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Alex Sharp |
2015 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play | Simon Stephens |
2015 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Alex Sharp |
2015 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Director of a Play | Marianne Elliott |
2015 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Francesca Faridany |
2015 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Lighting Design | Paule Constable |
2015 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Broadway Play | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time |
2015 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Set Design | Bunny Christie |
2015 | Theatre World Awards | Theatre World Award | Alex Sharp |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Choreography | Scott Graham |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Choreography | Steven Hoggett |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Play | Marianne Elliott |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design of a Play | Paule Constable |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Alex Sharp |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Glass Half Full Productions |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | The National Theatre |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | The Shubert Organization |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Triple Play Broadway |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Prime Number Group |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Jon B. Platt |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Ruth Hendel |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Simon Stephens |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Roy Furman |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Scott M. Delman |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Roger Berlind |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Bob Boyett |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Chris Harper |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Nick Starr |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Warner Bros. |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | NT America |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Tim Levy |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Stuart Thompson |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Scott Rudin |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Play | Bunny Christie |
2015 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Play | Finn Ross |
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