Every Brilliant Thing

Every Brilliant Thing description

Five fantastic actors, one supremely funny and moving play – it's Every Brilliant Thing.

Written by the Olivier Award-nominated Duncan Macmillan (People, Places and Things) and critically acclaimed from the outset, Every Brilliant Thing is in the West End for the first time. Four exceptional actors take turns to play the one-person role: Lenny Henry (The Comedy of Errors), Ambika Mod (One Day), Sue Perkins, the Grierson and BAFTA-nominated comedian, radio and TV presenter, the Oscar, Emmy, and Golden Globe nominated actress Minnie Driver, and the show’s original co-creator Jonny Donahoe. No wonder this unique, well-loved play is a worldwide phenomenon, seen in more than eighty countries on stage as well as a hit movie on HBO.

Universal themes make this a play everyone can relate to. Imagine you're seven. Your mum is in the hospital because she has 'done something stupid' and while you don't really know what it means, you know she isn't happy. You want to cheer her up, so you make a list of everything that’s brilliant about the world and leave it on her pillow. As you grow older, you learn the deep significance the list has for your own life. A beautiful comedy about how far we'll go for love, it'll leave you feeling uplifted and fresh with a new appetite for life.

Described as one of the funniest plays about depression you'll ever see, one of those shows that reminds us why life is worth living, this play will leave you feeling elated. Each actor uniquely performs the story, revealing the human bonds that connect every one of us. Gorgeous.

Co-directed by Jeremy Herrin (Best of Enemies, Wolf Hall Trilogy, Ulster American, A Mirror), Vicki Mortimer is the Set and Costume Designer, with Lighting Design by Jack Knowles, Sound Design by Tom Gibbons and casting by Casting Director Jessica Ronane CDG.

Fill your life with wonder and joy – buy Every Brilliant Thing tickets to make life feel more brilliant!

Starring:

Lenny Henry

Playing at Soho Place Theatre (@sohoplace)

2 Soho Place, London, WC2H 8LS GB (venue info)

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