NT - The curious incident of the dog in the night time

 National Theatre - The curious incident of the dog in the night time research

National Theaters production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time is a journey of self dicovery and a piece of theatres that bring Mark Haddons vovel to life in a visually and emotionally stunning way. The play tells the story of Christopher Boone, a fifteenyear old boy with autism, who sets himself a challnge to discover who murdered his neighbours dog. What makes this production so remarkable is its innovative of staging, lighting, and sound to create a sensory experience that shows how Christopher show how he views the world through his eyes and his own perception of the world.

The stage is transformed into a giant graph paper, reflecting Christphoers love fir patterns and order. Projections and animations are used to illustrate his though process, bringing the audience his though processes bring the audience inside his mind. The use of lightning and sound inside his mind. The use of lightning and sound to create moments of intense sensiry overload that help the audience understand Christophers struglles.

Ultimatley, the National Theatre's production of The curious incident of the dog in the night time is a powerful and moving explormation of difference acceptance and the human capacity for understanding. The show challengers us to see the world from a different perspective and reminds us of the importance of empathy and compassion.

National Theatre Techniques

Chair duets: Start sitting forward whilst one person takes responsibility for placing their hands on or moving their partners then reherse and get the hang on what you are doing. The second person now takes over for between two and four moves then reherse what your doing gaain until the second part is memorised. That is how they create a string of materiel, keep on rehersing until moves are smooth and slick, you can also bring in other people like transitions if wanted, what they want is the chair duet to be creative and use your imagination. What to avoid is symmetry, if you find your self mirroring your partners movements break the pattern, Make sure your hands dont float in the air on your partners left, and do not add to the story just keep it simple and let it happen.

Push hands: One example of oush hands is learning to fly, one of the examples shown by The curious incident of the dog in the night time they use this to show how Christpoher is feeling in some of the circumstances he is in. Building blocks break down complex actions to make them more simple, its also a communication through touch and it is used to show relationships with the other characters 

Lifts: This technquite focues on creating an illusion of weighlessness through trust excersises, communication through touch, just like push hands the partners have to guide eachother physically and to send and recieve signals.