The Mysterious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime

               I recently went to see the Mysterious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime. The show is about a boy named Christopher who is accused of killing his neighbors dog with a pitch fork. Christopher is immediately blamed for the murder because he is the first person to find the dead dog and when the police arrive at the scene he hits one of the officers because the man tried to touch him, and Christopher didn't like it when people tried to touch him. However, the audience immediately know that Christopher is innocent despite what the police say and because of this Christopher decides that he will try and find out who killed the dog. During this mystery Christopher learns a lot about his neighborhood, family and who he is as a person. I can relate this show to dance because even though there were not actually any dance scenes, the people in the show held themselves in a way that really helped portray their character. Like an actor, a dancer has to hold themselves in a certain way to portray a certain feeling in a dance. For example, if a dancer is performing a sad dance it would be strange for them to walk on stage smiling whereas it would make sense if they walked on stage with a serious expression. In this show, the characters really helped show who they were through the way they held themselves. For example, Christopher's father worked long hours and was a single father taking care of his son all on his own. Because of this, Christopher's father often had slumped shoulders and walked in a very slow tired way which really gave you an idea of how tough his life was. Another character who showed who they were through their body language was Christopher's neighbor who's dog was killed. Christopher's neighbor was a very tightly wound angry women and even when she wasn't talking, you could see these things about her because she moved in a very swift and uptight fashion. The actors all held themselves in a way that really portrayed their character and because of this "The Mysterious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime" was a really good show.