National Theatre’s multi-award-winning production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time will begin its nationwide tour at The Lowry in Salford, running over the festive break from December 18 to January 10.
Stockport-born Simon Stephens’s adaptation of Mark Haddon’s best-selling novel received seven Olivier Awards last year, won the South Bank Sky Arts Award for Theatre and has been seen by more than 200,000 people during its run in the West End.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is directed by Marianne Elliott, who grew up in Manchester and co-directed the National Theatre’s record-breaking production of War Horse which ran for 18 record-breaking weeks at The Lowry.
In the venue’s Quays theatre this Christmas, Mischief Theatre take over with a family friendly double bill featuring Peter Pan Goes Wrong, and, for the littlest theatre-lovers, We’re Going On A Bear Hunt. These two productions will run from December 16 to January 11.