This schools' edition of Mark Haddon's multi-award-winning novel adapted
for the stage of the National Theatre by Simon Stephens is perfect for
Key Stages 3 and 4.
Christopher, fifteen years old, stands beside Mrs Shears's dead dog. It
has been speared with a garden fork, it is seven minutes after midnight,
and Christopher is under suspicion. He records each fact in the book he
is writing to solve the mystery of who murdered Wellington. He has an
extraordinary brain and is exceptional at maths, but he is ill-equipped
to interpret everyday life. He has never ventured alone beyond the end
of his road, he detests being touched and he distrusts strangers. But
Christopher's detective work, forbidden by his father, takes him on a
frightening journey that turns his world upside-down.
This educational edition in Methuen Drama's Critical Scripts series has
been prepared by national Drama in Secondary English experts Ruth Moore
and Paul Bunyan. Building on a decade of highly effective work and
publications endorsed by national organisations and supported by
teachers and consultants across Britain, each book in the series:
meets the requirements at KS3 and GCSE
features detailed, structured schemes of work utilising drama approaches
to improve literary and language analysis
places pupils' understanding of the learning process at the heart of the
activities
will help pupils to boost English GCSE success and develop high-level
skills at KS3
will save teachers considerable time devising their own resources.
Simon Stephens's adaptation of Mark Haddon's bestselling, award-winning
novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time offers a
richly theatrical exploration of this touching and bleakly humorous
tale.
