Recently I went to see the national theatre production of The Curious Incident Of The Dog in the Night-time.

I went with my drama class as a school trip. I have to say it is one of the best shows I have ever seen. I don’t want to spoil it too much, but the acting was absolutely brilliant. It is I suppose about autism, though the author of the novel said that it is not specifically a book about that, or any disorder. It is more about being an outsider, and seeing the world in a surprising and revealing way.

That is exactly how the play came across.

The main character is Christopher, aged about fifteen, and I love how the actor portrayed him, and his ‘difficulties’.

The use of physical theatre made the performance unique and it flowed well.

I have read the book and I loved it, I was gripped from the first sentence. Not only was the play gripping but it had elements of comedy, tragedy and suspense. At many points in the play I found myself holding onto my friends arm or hanging off the edge of my seat.

*SPOILER ALERT* my favourite part of the play was when they brought out a puppy at the end, and it was the cutest thing ever.