Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime Play Review
(Viewed Saturday, Nov 16th, 2019) Watching the play, I saw many themes and ideas that were shown throughout the two hours. The main idea of the play is about how Christopher, a fifteen year old boy with autism, had gone through a rough patch in his life, and what his actions were based off the environment he was put in. His mother leaving him with a father who cannot hold back his anger on certain occasions had put him under a lot of stress. The path to solving the mystery of who killed the dog had put him on an unexpected path leading him to finding out a lot more than he should have. With autism as a factor, it was hard for him to process everything and hold in the new information without causing anymore problems in his family. He then went on a journey to find his mother after his father hit him and lied to him. He ended up finding his mother and reuniting with his father at the end of the play. He evolved from a kid who was not confident in himself to someone who believed he co...