: The theatrical version specifically uses a "play-within-a-play" structure where Christopher’s teacher, Siobhan, helps him turn his book into a performance.
The title itself is a reference to a specific "piece" of dialogue from the Sherlock Holmes short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The Narrative Power of the Visual in Multimodal Fiction The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Ti...
The work is also highly recognized in several other "pieces" or forms: This version premiered at London’s National Theatre in
: It was adapted by Simon Stephens into a celebrated play . This version premiered at London’s National Theatre in 2012 and won the Tony Award for Best Play in 2015. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Ti...
: Critics often refer to it as a "multimodal" piece because the book itself includes visual elements like maps, diagrams, and "smileys" that are essential to the storytelling.
ES
DE
FR
CN