Theatre Review: The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time

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Written By: Mark Armstrong

Format: Play
Genre: Drama
Date: July 25 2017
Location: Liverpool Empire Theatre

I had heard about The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time and I had seen the billboard advertisements, but I didn't really know anything about it. Having seen it for the first time at the Liverpool Empire, I would now find it hard to forget anything about the show, which is a very, very good thing.

The show begins with Christopher Boone (Scott Reid), a 15-year-old boy, discovers a dead dog which belonged to Mrs Shears. The dog has a pitchfork through it, and Mrs Shears (Eliza Collins) immediately blames Christopher. A policeman tries to intervene only to arrest Christopher for striking him, and Christopher's father Ed (David Michaels) has to bring him home from the police station. Despite his father telling him otherwise, Christopher decides to investigate the death of Mrs Shears' dog Wellington, quizzing neighbours and other local residents. Around this time, Ed informs Christopher that his mother Judy (Emma Beattie) has died in hospital after suffering a heart attack.

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