Abstract

This Methuen Student Guide to The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time comprises a critical commentary to the play, featuring expanded sections on theme, dramatic technique, characterisation and context, including the play-text’s relationship to its original source, Mark Haddon’s novel. In line with requirements for the AQA GCSE English syllabus, it includes close reading of selected passages, learning activities and exercises which draw upon other dramatic works from Stephens, as well as short extracts from critical writings on the playwright. This Guide also features interviews with the playwright, director and selected actors from the original National Theatre production and summarise the production’s critical reception both at home and abroad.