The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
The Play
$28.75
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
25 March 2013
Summary
This school’s edition of Mark Haddon’s multi-award-winning novel, adapted for the stage by Simon Stephens, is perfect for Key Stages 3 and 4. Featuring the play script but with language adjusted for school use, this edition includes a wealth of classroom activities for English and drama.
Christopher, fifteen years old, stands beside Mrs Shears’s dead dog. It has been speared with a garden fork, it is seven minutes after midnight, and Christopher is under suspicion. He records each fac…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781408185216 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1408185210 |
| Author: | Mark Haddon, Simon Stephens, Paul Bunyan, Ruth Moore |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Methuen Drama |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 25 March 2013 |
| Weight: | 145g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 128mm x 196mm |
| Series: | Critical Scripts |
Critics Review
… storytelling that is tender, dynamic, amusing and awe-inspiring - often all at once.
… storytelling that is tender, dynamic, amusing and awe-inspiring - often all at once. * The Times *
Simon Stephen’s adaptation remains high tech and high quality. * Time Out London *
… the best new play in town. * Sunday Express *
Mark Haddon
Mark Haddon’s work as an author includes A Spot of Bother, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, The Real Porky Philips, Agent Z and Titch Johnson - Almost World Champion. His work for television includes Coming Down the Mountain, Fungus the Bogeyman and Microsoap. Polar Bears (2010) was Mark Haddon’s first work for the theatre.
Simon Stephens has been the recipient of both the Pearson Award for Best New Play 2001-2 for his play Port, and the Olivier Award for Best New Play 2005 for On the Shore of the Wide World. His recent plays include Harper Regan (National Theatre), Punk Rock (Lyric Hammersmith/Royal Exchange, Manchester), Pornography (Traverse and Birmingham Rep), Wastwater (Royal Court and Wiener Festwochen), The Trial of Ubu (Hampstead Theatre) and Three Kingdoms (Lyric Hammersmith).
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