Curious Incident carries on into 2027

A new staging of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, based on the internationally celebrated novel that inspired the National Theatre production, will open in Birmingham next September.

The show will tour to northern dates at the York Grand Opera House (October 27-31) and Liverpool Empire (November 3-7), before newly-announced 2027 visits to: Sunderland Empire (February 2-6, 2027); Derngate Northampton (February 22-27); Manchester Opera House (March 2-6); Chester Storyhouse (March 16-20) and Bradford Alhambra (April 20-24, 2027).

Christopher Boone is gifted with a brilliant mind for numbers, but unsettled by the unpredictability of people and everyday life. When a neighbour’s dog is discovered killed, he finds himself under suspicion and, determined to prove his innocence, turns detective, drawn into a mystery that grows darker and more complex with every discovery.

Simon Stephens, who adapted the novel for the original National Theatre staging, says: “The journey of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time has been extraordinary; it has taken me all over the world. I'm thrilled that Christopher Boone is about to head out again; he is a boy defined by his determination and his bravery."

Curious Incident premiered at the National Theatre in 2012 and immediately received widespread acclaim for its groundbreaking theatrical design, emotional storytelling and sensitive depiction of neurodiversity. It remains one of the most successful and acclaimed British plays of modern times and has been seen by over five million people around the world, winning seven Olivier awards and five Tony awards on Broadway in the process.

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