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Photos: ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’

The staging takes the audience inside the mind of a young, accidental detective portrayed by Adam Langdon. Fifteen-year-old Christopher's head is full of algorithms, drawings and graphs.

The staging takes the audience inside the mind of a young, accidental detective portrayed by Adam Langdon. Fifteen-year-old Christopher’s head is full of algorithms, drawings and graphs.

  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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Scenes from the National Theatre touring production of the hit London and New York play based on Mark Haddon’s novel.

'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time'

Adam Langdon, center, finds himself with a mystery on his hands when a neighbor’s dog is killed. In his search for the culprit, he happens upon mundane but no less curious mysteries.

  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time'

The inventive staging, directed by Marianne Elliott, makes magic with technologies high and low. Here, Adam Langdon, as Christopher, is supported by other actors so that he can walk along a wall as his young character navigates an unfamiliar landscape.

  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time'

A family meltdown is almost more than young Christopher can bear, enacted by, from left, Adam Langdon, John Hemphill, Felicity Jones Latta, Brian Robert Burns and Gene Gillette.

  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time'

Christopher (Adam Langdon) makes a trip on London’s Underground.

  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time'

Adam Langdon’s Christopher, center, tries to settle into a new family situation with his mother, portrayed by Felicity Jones Latta and her boyfriend, played by John Hemphill.

  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time'

Adam Langdon’s Christopher, right, encounters a policeman, played by Geoffrey Wade, who tries to help.

  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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