MEDIA RELEASE 16 January 2018

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1 MEDIA RELEASE 16 January 2018 MEDIA EMBARGO 12.30am 16 January 2018 The National Theatre of Great Britain s Olivier and Tony Award -Winning production of THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME will tour Brisbane, Canberra, Sydney, Adelaide and Perth from June 2018 Tickets on Sale Friday 19 January at 4pm A new play by SIMON STEPHENS Based on the best-selling novel by MARK HADDON Directed by MARIANNE ELLIOTT The National Theatre of Great Britain s Olivier and Tony Award -winning production of THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME will tour Australia for the first time from June 2018, following its acclaimed sell-out debut season in Melbourne. The play will be performed in Brisbane from 12 June, Canberra from 27 June, Sydney from 4 July, Adelaide from 31 July and Perth from 8 August, by an all-british and Irish cast. THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME is adapted by Olivier Awardwinning playwright Simon Stephens from Mark Haddon s best-selling book, and directed by Tony Award winner Marianne Elliott (War Horse, Angels in America). Following a sold-out run at the National Theatre, THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME transferred to London s West End, where it enjoyed sell-out houses. It is the recipient of a record-breaking seven 2013 Olivier Awards, including Best New Play, Best Director, Best Design, Best Lighting Design and Best Sound Design more Oliviers than any other play in the history of London s West End at that time. The play then transferred to Broadway, where it premiered at the Barrymore Theatre in September 2014, winning five Tony Awards including Best Play, six Drama Desk Awards including Outstanding Play, five Outer Critics Circle Awards including Outstanding New Broadway Play and the Drama League Award for Outstanding Production of a Broadway or

2 Off-Broadway Play. THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME was the longest-running play on Broadway in over a decade, and was named among the top 10 productions of 2014 by over 20 leading media outlets, including The New York Times, Associated Press, New York Post, Time Out New York, Playbill and Time Magazine. The show tells the story of fifteen-year-old Christopher John Francis Boone He stands besides Mrs Shears dead dog, which 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 killed Wellington. He has an extraordinary brain, 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. THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME is described as a play that works on every level, crowd-pleasing, eye-opening, life-affirming and unmissable by TIME Magazine and hailed as a phenomenal combination of storytelling and spectacle by The Times (UK). The all-british and Irish company for this international tour is Joshua Jenkins (Christopher), who played the role in the first UK tour, Julie Hale (Siobhan), Stuart Laing (Ed), Emma Beattie (Judy), Bruce McGregor (Reverend Peters), Amanda Posener (Mrs Shears), Oliver Boot (Mr Shears), Danielle Kassarate (Punk Girl), Debra Michaels (Mrs Alexander), Matt Wilman (Mr Thompson) with Kaffe Keating playing Christopher at certain performances. The understudies are Kieran Garland, Emma Keele, Joe Rising and Danielle Young. Director Marianne Elliott said: I m absolutely thrilled that our production of THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME is touring across the world and I look forward to sharing with audiences our staging of Mark Haddon s beautiful story of love, family and bravery in the most unlikely of environments. The production is designed by Olivier and Tony Award-winner Bunny Christie, Tony Awardwinning lighting designer Paule Constable and Tony Award-winning video designer Finn Ross. Movement is by Scott Graham and Olivier Award-winning Steven Hoggett for Frantic Assembly, music by Adrian Sutton (who also composed music for War Horse) and sound by Ian Dickinson for Autograph. Mark Haddon s novel THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME was published in 2003 and was the winner of more than 17 literary awards, including prizes in the US, Japan, Holland and Italy, as well as the prestigious Whitbread Book of the Year Award in the UK in The novel has been translated into 44 languages and sold more than 5.5 million copies world-wide. THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME s international tour visits the Netherlands, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai and Beijing with further international dates to be announced. THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME recently completed a North American tour which took in 30 cities across the USA, and a UK and Ireland tour which took in 25 towns and cities.

3 This tour is presented by Lunchbox Theatrical Productions. Prior to this tour THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME was presented in Melbourne by Arts Centre Melbourne and Melbourne Theatre Company. curiousincident.com.au Ticketing Information - Tickets on Sale from 4pm, Friday 19 January 2018 Brisbane Concert Hall, QPAC Dates & Times: From June performances 6.30pm Wednesday/Thursday/Friday 7.30pm 2.30pm & 7.30pm Canberra Canberra Theatre Dates & Times: 27 June 1 July performances Wednesday/Thursday/Friday 7.30pm 2.30pm & 7.30pm Sydney Roslyn Packer Theatre Dates & Times: 4 28 July performances 7pm Wednesday/Thursday/Friday 8pm 2pm & 8pm **Special midweek matinees at 1pm on Wed & Thu, 25 & 26 July 2018** Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Centre Theatre Dates & Times: 31 July 4 August performances 6.30pm Wednesday/Thursday/Friday 7.30pm 2pm & 7.30pm **Special midweek matinee at 1pm on Thu, 2 August 2018** Perth His Majesty s Theatre Dates & Times: 8 19 August performances 7pm Wednesday/Thursday/Friday 8pm 2pm & 8pm

4 NOTES TO EDITORS Cast Joshua Jenkins - Christopher Boone Joshua Jenkins trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. His work in theatre includes The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time on tour for the National Theatre; A Soldier in Every Son, King John, Richard III and Dunsinane (with National Theatre of Scotland) for the RSC; Unrestless in the Old Vic Tunnels; and The World Turned Upside Down for Òran Mór. TV includes Holby City, Baker Boys, Doctors, One Night in Emergency, Garrow s Law, Heartbeat, Belonging and Stopping Distance. Film includes Plots with a View. Julie Hale - Siobhan Julie Hale trained at the Samuel Beckett Centre, Trinity College, Dublin, at the HB Studio, New York and at the Impulse Studio, London. Her work in theatre includes Whisky Galore for the National Theatre of Scotland; Cured at the Arches, Glasgow; Old Times and Love in the Title for with London Classic Theatre; Lovechild, Ceausescu s Ear and Pericles for Gerry Stembridge; Sunshine Boys at the Gate Theatre, Dublin; Exiles at The Friends of the Italian Opera Theatre, Berlin; Canaries on Irish tour; Abigail s Party and The Gingerman (also Irish Arts Centre, NY) at The New Theatre, Dublin; and Red Roses and Petrol at Irish Arts Centre, NY. TV includes Shetland, Garrow s Law, Crash, Troubles, Black and White, River City (series regular), Fair City (series regular) and Black Day at Blackrock. Film includes My Left Foot, Ash Wednesday, WC, When Brendan met Trudy, Flick, Bobbie s Girl and Bloom. Stuart Laing Ed & Ensemble Stuart Laing trained at Drama Centre, London. His work in theatre includes The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time on tour for the National Theatre; Macbeth at the Mercury Theatre Colchester; Peckham: The Soap Opera for the Royal Court; Nora at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry; Hundreds and Thousands, Billy & The Crab Lady and Food For Thought at Soho Theatre; A Streetcar Named Desire at Theatr Clywd, Bad Company at the Bush Theatre; Blowing Whistles at Leicester Square Theatre; and Drowning on Dry Land at Salisbury Playhouse. TV includes Casualty, Silent Witness, Father Brown, Doctors, How TV Ruined Your Life, The Bill, Berkley Square, Blood & Peaches, Bob Martin, Burn It, Cambridge Spies, Devil s Advocate, Eastenders and Wire in the Blood. Film includes Butterfly Man, Gaston s War, Lie Still, Nine Songs, Strong Language, SW9, The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael, The Lawless Heart, Three Steps to Heaven and Truth Game. Emma Beattie - Judy & ensemble Emma Beattie trained at The Academy of Live and Recorded Arts (ALRA) in the UK and was winner of the 1998 Lilian Baylis Award. Her work in theatre includes The Last of the Haussmans at the National Theatre; Medea at the Gate, London; The Distance and The Ruffian on the Stair at the Orange Tree, Richmond; The Odyssey at Derby Playhouse; Death of a Cyclist at Hotbed Festival, Soho Theatre; Four for Jericho at the Pleasance Courtyard; Great Expectations at the Watermill; The Song of Deborah at the Lowry; The Potting Shed at the Finborough; John Gabriel Borkman and The Cut at the Donmar Warehouse; King Lear at Pendley Shakespeare Festival; Hysteria on UK tour; and Ivanov at Wyndham s. TV includes Doctors, The Wives Did It and Mr Selfridge. Films include Legacy.

5 Creatives Marianne Elliott is Artistic Director of Elliott & Harper Productions. She is the first woman in Broadway history to win 2 Tony awards for Best Direction of a Play. Marianne was an Associate Director at the National Theatre for 10 years where, most recently, she directed Tony Kushner s Angels in America. It was the fastest selling show at the National Theatre and will transfer to Broadway in March Her work for the NT includes the multi award winning War Horse and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. War Horse, codirected with Tom Morris, transferred to the West End and Broadway, and has toured the UK and Ireland twice, North America twice, with runs in Canada, Toronto, Berlin and China. War Horse s many awards include the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play. At the National Theatre, Marianne also directed Husbands & Sons (a co-production with the Royal Exchange Theatre), Rules for Living, The Light Princess Port, Season s Greetings, Women Beware Women, All s Well That Ends Well, Mrs Affleck, Harper Regan, Saint Joan (Olivier Award for Best Revival, South Bank Show Award), Thérèse Raquin, and Pillars of the Community (Evening Standard Best Director Award) for the NT. She was an Associate Director at the Royal Court, where her productions include Stoning Mary, Notes on Falling Leaves, The Sugar Syndrome and Local. Previously she was an Artistic Director of the Royal Exchange Theatre where she directed Port, Design for Living, Les Blancs, As You Like It, A Woman of No Importance, Nude with Violin, Fast Food, Martin Yesterday, Deep Blue Sea, Mad for It, Poor Superman and I Have Been Here Before. Other theatre includes Sweet Bird of Youth at the Old Vic; Much Ado About Nothing for the RSC and The Little Foxes at the Donmar. Mark Haddon is an author, illustrator and screenwriter who has written fifteen books for children and won two BAFTAs. His bestselling novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, was published simultaneously by Jonathan Cape and David Fickling in It won seventeen literary prizes, including the Whitbread Award. His poetry collection, The Talking Horse and the Sad Girl and the Village Under the Sea, was published by Picador in 2005, and his last novel, The Red House, was published by Jonathan Cape in His latest book is The Pier Falls, a collection of stories. He lives in Oxford. Simon Stephens plays for the National Theatre include: a new translation of The Threepenny Opera, Port (originally produced at the Royal Exchange and directed by Marianne Elliott) at the National Theatre s Lyttelton Theatre, Harper Regan (which was produced at Canadian Stage) and On the Shore of the Wide World (co-production with Royal Exchange, Manchester: Olivier Award for Best New Play). His many other plays include Carmen Disruption, Heisenberg, Birdland, Blindsided, Three Kingdoms, Wastwater, Punk Rock, Seawall, Pornography, Country Music, Christmas and Herons; A Thousand Stars Explode in the Sky (co-written with Robert Holman and David Eldridge); an adaptation of Jon Fosse s I Am the Wind and Motortown. His version of A Doll s House for the Young Vic transferred to the West End and then New York in Simon is an Associate at the Lyric, Hammersmith and the Royal Court Theatre. Simon s book Simon Stephens, A working Diary was published in 2016.

6 About the National Theatre At the National Theatre, we make world-class theatre that is entertaining, challenging and inspiring, and we make it for everyone. In , the NT staged 26 productions and gave 2,585 performances at our home on the South Bank in London. The NT s awardwinning programme had a UK paying audience of 1.8 million, 400,000 of which were NT Live audiences. The work the National Theatre produces appeals to the widest possible audiences with new plays, musicals, re-imagined classics and new work for young audiences. The NT s work is seen in the West End, on tour throughout the UK and internationally (including on Broadway), and in collaborations and co-productions with partners across the country. Through NT Live, we broadcast some of the best of British theatre to over 2,000 venues in 60 countries around the world. National Theatre Productions aims to maximise opportunities to extend the life of NT productions without subsidy in London s West End, throughout the UK and around the world. Current and recent productions include Beginning, War Horse, Hedda Gabler, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Angels in America, People, Places & Things and Jane Eyre. About Lunchbox Theatrical Productions Headed by James Cundall, Lunchbox Theatrical Productions is one of Australasia s leading producers of live entertainment, and over the last 25 years has created a reputation for bringing top quality international productions to audiences across five continents. Productions include musicals, spectaculars, boutique shows, musical concerts, international artists, plays, children s shows and theatrical ice shows. Lunchbox Theatrical Productions is based in the UK with companies in Hong Kong, Singapore, The Philippines, Australia and New Zealand. For further media enquiries only - NATIONAL Bruce Pollack, Pollack Consulting (02) or bruce@pollackconsulting.com BRISBANE Cinnamon Watson, Cinnamon Watson Publicity or cinn@cinnamonwatsonpublicity.com.au CANBERRA and SYDNEY Amanda Buckworth, AB Publicity or amanda@abpublicity.com.au ADELAIDE Neil Ward, Neil Ward Publicity or neil@neilwardpublicity.com.au or Angela Tolley or angela@neilwardpublicity.com.au PERTH Lynne Burford, Lynne Burford Publicity or lburford@iinet.net.au