Every Brilliant Thing

If you had to make a list, where would you start?

#1 Ice cream
#2 Water fights
#5 Things with stripes
#25 Wearing a cape
#319 Laughing so hard you shoot milk out of your nose
#9998 Watching someone watch your favourite film

Every Brilliant Thing tells the story of a child who, in an effort to help their depressed mother, starts compiling a list of everything that makes life worth living. This play celebrates the small joys and moments of beauty that make life truly brilliant.

Duncan Macmillan’s poignant and uplifting interactive theatrical experience about family, love, loss and hope is directed by Timothy Wynn (Yielding, Kill Climate Deniers, Seawall) and starring Jason Klarwein (Once in Royal David’s City, Macbeth).

Content warning:

• Adult themes
• Mental health themes
• References to self-harm
• References to suicide
• Themes of grief