Every Brilliant Thing

A Heartfelt Theatrical Evening Celebrating Life’s Joys

Every Brilliant Thing finds “A perfect balance between conveying the struggles of life, and celebrating all that is sweet in it” - The Independent (London)

You’re seven years old. Mum’s in hospital. Dad says she’s ‘done something stupid’. She finds it hard to be happy. You make a list of everything that’s brilliant about the world. Everything worth living for.
Ice cream
Water fights
Staying up past your bedtime and being allowed to watch TV
The colour yellow
Things with stripes
Rollercoasters
People falling over

A funny and heartwarming play about depression and the lengths we go to for those we love.
Based on true and untrue stories.