The play follows the story of 15-year-old neurodiverse Christopher Boone (who, though it is not explicitly said in the script, is widely regarded as autistic) and his investigation into how his neighbour’s dog was killed. To explore this idea further, I sat down with some cast members from a production that uses its platform to create social change – the 10th Anniversary Tour of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. The more I’ve thought about it, the more I have been drawn to the conclusion that these dual causes aren’t actually as separate as I once thought. When we got to the topic of how I’d introduce myself, she said, ‘You’re an actor-vist!’, coining a word that perfectly marries two core parts of my identity: my career as a performer and my role as a climate justice activistand policy writer. He wants to take more A-Levels, go to university and become a scientist.Last month, I was preparing for an upcoming audition with my teacher Georgia. Ĭhristopher receives an A grade for his Maths A-Level and begins to plan his future. Ĭhristopher’s father works hard to prove that he can be trusted. Christopher and his mother leave London and move back to Swindon. He finds his mother’s house, but Mr Shears is unwelcoming. Christopher becomes afraid of his father and decides to go to London to find his mother. He also admits that he killed Wellington. Ĭhristopher’s father says that he lied to him about his mother dying because he didn’t know how to explain the truth. In the letters, she explains that she left his father and moved to London with Mr Shears. He gets very angry and hides the book away.Ĭhristopher finds his book in a box, along with lots of letters addressed to him from his mother. Christopher writes this down in his book. Christopher suspects Mr Shears, who left Mrs Shears two years ago.Īnother neighbour, Mrs Alexander, tells Christopher that his mother was having a relationship with Mr Shears. He decides to write a murder mystery about who killed Wellington. Wellington belonged to Mrs Shears.Īt school, Christopher’s teacher asks him to write a story. One night, Christopher finds his neighbour’s dog, Wellington, dead. He believes that his mother died two years ago. Christopher Boone is 15 years old and lives with his father in Swindon.
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