The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Winner of seven 2013 Olivier Awards, including Best Play, this thrilling production is coming to Glasgow’s King’s Theatre between 5th April 2022 to 9th April 2022.

The innovative production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time is coming to Glasgow’s King’s Theatre from the 5th until the 9th of April 2022.

The National Theatre’s internationally acclaimed production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time returns in 2017.

This innovative drama is based on Mark Haddon’s award-winning novel, and has been adapted for the stage by award-winning Playwright Simon Stephens and directed by Olivier and Tony Award®-winning Director Marianne Elliot. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is the winner of seven 2013 Olivier Awards and five 2015 Tony Awards, including ‘Best Play’. This smash-hit new production continues to play to sold-out houses in London’s West End and on Broadway and will thrill new audiences on this much anticipated tour.

Christopher, fifteen years old, has an extraordinary brain – exceptional at maths while ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. When he falls under suspicion of killing Mrs Shears’ dog he turns detective, recording each fact in the book he is writing to solve the mystery of who murdered Wellington. But his detective work, forbidden by his father, takes him on a frightening journey that upturns his world…

Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time was originally published in 2003. It was the winner of more than seventeen literary awards, including prizes in Japan, Holland and Italy as well as the Whitbread Book of the Year Award in the UK in 2004.

Suitable for ages 11+