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How can we incorporate physical theatre into a performance?
Christopher Boone
Mark Haddon explained that Curious Incident is not Mime – This usually means stylized movement but can be
a book about Asperger’s. It’s a novel whose central comparatively realistic.
character describes himself as “a mathematician
with some behavioural difficulties”. If anything it’s a Status – This may be executed by use of levels or by distance
novel about difference, about being an outsider, or strength of contact, or a combination of all of these with
voice work.
about seeing the world in a surprising and revealing
way. It’s as much a novel about us as it is about Proximity – How close or far you are from your co-performers
Christopher. Diagnosing Christopher is a pointless can be a source of very powerful impact. For example, the
exercise. threatening gangster who speaks to his victim from perhaps a
He is an individual, like any other character; a couple of inches.
character who has integrity and depth who is unique
and has individual quirks, flaws and dreams. Movement - Every movement needs to be rehearsed with
precision.
This is Christopher John Francis Boone.
