A brand-new staging of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is set to open in Birmingham next September before embarking on a major UK tour.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is adapted from Mark Haddon’s multi-million-selling novel which inspired a groundbreaking National Theatre production by acclaimed Playwright Simon Stephens in 2012.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time will be directed by Ned Bennett.
Christopher Boone is gifted with a brilliant mind for numbers, but unsettled by the unpredictability of people and everyday life. When a neighbour’s dog is discovered killed, he finds himself under suspicion. Determined to prove his innocence, Christopher becomes both detective and suspect, drawn into a mystery that grows darker and more complex with every clue he uncovers. What begins as the search for a culprit soon reveals secrets closer to home, forcing him to confront truths that will test his courage, his family, and his understanding of trust, independence, and the wider world.
Inventive, gripping, and moving, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time combines the intrigue of a whodunnit with a powerful coming-of-age story in an unforgettable theatrical event.
Full casting and creative team to be announced.
Who is Simon Stephens?
Simon Stephens is a celebrated playwright and screenwriter whose writing is distinguished by its emotional resonance, intelligence, and tenderness and his ability to realise the extraordinary in the most ordinary of lives. He is renowned for his outstanding stage adaptation of Mark Haddon’s novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, which has been produced in all major territories throughout the world. His Olivier award-winning VANYA played at the Duke of York Theatre in London’s West End in 2023 and the Lucille Lortel in New York in 2025, starring Andrew Scott.
Who is Ned Bennett?
Ned Bennett is a theatre director who trained at the Royal Court, the National Theatre and LAMDA. Whatsonstage have called him ‘one of the most exciting directors of his generation’. He won the UK Theatre Award for Best Director for both Pomona and Yen (2015) and for Best Play Revival for Equus (2019). He has directed work in the prison system and teaches in drama schools across the UK. Most recently he co-created The LeftBehinds with Ross Willis, a Sci-Fi Western about the orphans of the apocalypse for the National Theatre’s Secondary Schools Tour.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Tour 2026
Tuesday 22 – Saturday 26 September 2026
Woking, New Victoria Theatre
Tuesday 29 September – Friday 3 October 2026
Brighton, Theatre Royal
Tuesday 6 – Saturday 19 October 2026
Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes Theatre
Tuesday 13 – Saturday 17 October 2026
Nottingham, Theatre Royal
Tuesday 20 – Saturday 24 October 2026
Leicester, Curve Theatre
Tuesday 27 – Saturday 31 October 2026
York, Grand Opera House
Tuesday 3 – Saturday 7 November 2026
Liverpool, Empire Theatre
Tuesday 10 – Saturday 14 November 2026
Wimbledon, New Wimbledon Theatre
Tuesday 24 – Saturday 28 November 2026
Bath, Theatre Royal
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