This National Theatre production came with great reviews and high expectations. Inevitably, perhaps, I was disappointed. The set was clever and engaging, particularly the handling of the train trip to London and his (for him) terrifying ride on the tube. On the other hand, the actual mystery of who had killed the dog didn't amount to much and was solved quite early. Which leaves the third strand of the offering, namely the play's and the actor's portrayal of Asperger's. No doubt this was well-done but it left me somewhat cold. I don't think it added much to Dustin Hoffman's Rain Man performance of the autistic Ray.
In the end, then, I was not entirely sure that I saw the point of this play, though it did provoke me to do some research in autism and Asperger's.
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