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Meet the Playwright:
Meet the Playwright:
Simon Stephens has written numerous successful plays starting with his breakthrough in 1998 with his script, “Bluebird” which premiered in the Royal Court Theatre in London before becoming a nationwide success. Before his success in playwriting, Simons was a teacher at Eastbrook School in Dagenham where he discovered his second love of teaching. He still teaches as a professor at multiple universities teaching playwriting. He lives in East London with his wife and three children and hasn’t stopped writing and staging his plays since his first success. He often tours local schools, trying to inspire people, show them that writing is a valid career possibility, and teach them that their words can impact and shape how people view things.
About the Script:
About the Script:
“Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime” adapted to the stage by Simon Stephens has had nationwide recognition, receiving a Tony award in 2013 for best play and seven 2013 Olivier awards. This groundbreaking script has brought increased awareness and understanding of youths who view the world from a different perspective. In 2017 it became the first play featuring an actor on the autism spectrum as the main character, Christopher, on the Syracuse Stage. This show has toured twice in the UK, once in the US, and once Internationally, sharing this award-winning story worldwide.
Meet the Author:
Meet the Author:
Mark Haddon has been writing for his entire professional career. Along with his passion for writing, he is also an active painter who has exhibited his paintings in numerous art displays and museums. He has won many awards for his works and gained worldwide recognition for his literature. He attended multiple universities, including the University of Oxford, and the University of Edinburgh. Haddon is living happily with his wife and two children in Northampton at the age of 62.
The Book and its Impact:
The Book and its Impact:
Mark Haddon, the author of “Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” along with many other stories has gained worldwide recognition, achieving over a dozen awards across the board. Haddon has done many interviews regarding his best-selling work, but his most honest reflections on his work can be found on his website which I will link below. He reflects on his process and in a particularly interesting section, he talks about the fact that he didn’t do much research when writing the book, the words just came to him. “If anything it’s a novel about difference, about being an outsider, about seeing the world in a surprising and revealing way. it’s as much a novel about us as it is about Christopher.” His goal when writing the story was to unite us through our differences, and from the perspective of a dramaturg, I think the world would agree that he has achieved this goal.
This acceptance of differences has unfortunately not been appreciated by everyone who reads the book. In 2014 Haddon reflected on his book getting banned in school districts. “My feelings are largely ones of weary bemusement. it’s happened before on many occasions (sometimes blasphemy and atheism are added to the charge sheet) though I’m only aware of cases in the US. Curious is not short of readers, banning it almost certainly makes the book more attractive to those from whom it is being withheld and these kinds of controversies make people talk and think hard about books and reading which is always a good thing.” Despite the controversy, Curious continues to be taught in schools and is appreciated by the majority of people who read it.
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