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In this image released by Boneau/Bryan-Brown, Alex Sharp appears in a scene from the National Theatre production of "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time." Producers of the London hit said Monday, Jan. 26, 2015, that the play has recouped its $4.75 million capitalization. (AP Photo/Boneau/Bryan-Brown, Joan Marcus) Image Credit: AP

The British have another hit on Broadway: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.

Producers of the London hit said on Monday that the play has recouped its $4.75 million (Dh17.4 million) capitalisation.

It’s based on Simon’s Stephens’ adaptation of Mark Haddon’s best-selling 2003 novel. Both look at the world through the eyes of a smart yet very challenged teenager with an unspecified condition like Asperger’s syndrome.

The National Theatre put it in its smallest theatre in England and gave it a 40-performance run. But great reviews soon helped it jump to the West End’s Apollo Theatre, where it won seven Olivier Awards. Then the roof of the theatre collapsed during a December performance, injuring almost 80.