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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a 2003 mystery novel by British writer Mark Haddon.Its title refers to an observation by the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes (created by Arthur Conan Doyle) in the 1892 short story "The Adventure of Silver Blaze".
The title of Mark Haddon's award-winning novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is taken from a remark made by Sherlock Holmes in "Silver Blaze". [24] The protagonist of this novel, Christopher John Francis Boone, mentions Sherlock Holmes several times.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a play by Simon Stephens based on the novel of the same name by Mark Haddon.During its premiere run, the play tied the record for winning the most Olivier Awards (seven), including Best New Play at the 2013 ceremony (this record was surpassed by Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in 2017 with nine wins).
Gregory, though, says the dog did nothing in the night-time. "That was the curious incident," Holmes responds. Now we've just had a curious incident with Warren Buffett.
Mark Haddon (born 26 September 1962) is an English novelist, best known for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (2003). He won the Whitbread Award, the Dolly Gray Children's Literature Award, the Guardian Prize, and a Commonwealth Writers' Prize for his work.
Mickey is the first autistic actor to have played Christopher Boone in the play The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time in 2017 [8] [5]. This made Mickey one of the first openly autistic actors to play an autistic character. [16] He landed the title role in the play Amadeus. [13] [17]
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time at the National Theatre with Luke Treadaway, Nicola Walker and Niamh Cusack (2012) The Light Princess by George MacDonald adaptation by Samuel Adamson and lyrics and music by Tori Amos at the National Theatre (2013) Husbands & Sons by D. H. Lawrence.