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Find Out Why Curious Incident Author Mark Haddon Thought His Book Was Unadaptable

Playwright Simon Stephens showed him how wrong he was.

Editorial Staff

Editorial Staff

| New York City |

August 21, 2014

Was Mark Haddon's acclaimed novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time "unadaptable"? The author seemed to think so — that is, until he met playwright Simon Stephens, who turned the book into a massive West End stage hit. That hit is now coming to Broadway, with performances beginning on September 10 at the Barrymore Theatre.

Find out why Haddon felt that way, and how Stephens changed his mind, in the video below.

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