Theatre Review: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Thrilling. Simply one of the very best plays and productions I have ever seen. First of all, you can give this production the Tony Awards today for Set Design, Lighting Design, Sound Design, Best Play and Best Direction. And possibly Best Choreography. Why wait until June? A young actor named Alex Sharp played the leading role of Christopher Boone and was on stage for every minute of this almost 3 hour play. He gave a brilliant and sensitive performance, mesmerizing and charismatic. The entire cast was excellent (Francesca Faridany as Christopher's teacher, Ian Barford as the father, Enid Graham as the mother, Helen Carey as the neighbor). It was true in every detail to Mark Haddon's terrific novel. The geometrically designed boxed stage was a representation of the confines of Christopher's world and his mind. The story and play are told in the first person - from the perspective of a 1...