The National Theatre (who are a supporter of this site) has announced the scheduling of accessible performances of its West End production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time with a BSL interpreted performance on 13 October 2016, 7.30pm and a captioned performance on 20 October 2016 at 7.30pm.
Assisted performances are also being scheduled in the forthcoming UK tour which begins in January 2017 at the following venues:
- Festival Theatre, Edinburgh,
23 February, 7.30pm – captioned performance
24 February , 7.30pm – BSL interpreted
- Nottingham Theatre Royal
8 April, 2.30pm – captioned performance
- Sheffield Lyceum
18 May, 7.45pm – captioned performance
- Liverpool Empire
28 July, 7.30pm, captioned performance
- Norwich Theatre Royal
31 August, 2.30pm – captioned performance
Synopsis:
Christopher, fifteen years old, stands besides Mrs Shears’ 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 a book he is writing to solve the mystery of who murdered Wellington. He has an extraordinary brain, and is exceptional at maths while ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. He has never ventured alone beyond the end of his road, he detests being touched and distrusts strangers. But his detective work, forbidden by his father, takes him on a frightening journey that upturns his world.
Tickets for these performances can be booked via the National Theatre. Please call 020 7452 3000 or email access@nationaltheatre.org.uk
For further information click on this link (and click on Access further down the page): http://www.curiousonstage.com/ticket-information/
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Linda Richards
August 19, 2016
Who is the interpreter?
(Is the same interpreter at all the venues?)
Linda Richards
August 19, 2016
To add to my earlier comment…
1): Apologies, there is only one signed performance so my second question above doesn’t apply.
And,
2): I’ve written to the National Theatre to ask who the interpreter is.
I don’t go to events unless I know who the interpreter is. Only then can I make an informed decision about whether I want to spend my time and money on attending a show. There’s no way I’m going to have my experience marred by poor interpreting. Finally, this (the name of the interpreter) should be standard information and not something punters have to ask to find out.
Linda Richards
August 19, 2016
Here’s the answer form the National Theatre ….
‘Donna Ruane will be the interpreter on Thursday 13 October at the Gielgud theatre.’
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
August 19, 2016
Hi Linda
Donna Ruane will be interpreting on 13 October at the Gielgud Theatre, London. We’ll be able to confirm regarding Edinburgh soon
Ettina
August 20, 2016
I’d just like to warn you, as an autistic person, that despite the rave reviews The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime is actually a pretty awful depiction of autism. The author clearly didn’t read any personal accounts from autistic people. He reads like an outsider’s account of autistic behavior without any real understanding of the reasons for that behavior. I can tell you that my behavior all makes sense to me – it’s actually strange to me that others don’t act like I do.
Linda Richards
August 20, 2016
Hello Ettona,
Good reminder! I checked out a few links about this and and posting one here.
http://iautistic.com/autism-myths-the-curious-incident-of-the-dog-in-the-night-time.php