Every Brilliant Thing

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Every Brilliant Thing

Written by Duncan Macmillan, with Jonny Donahoe

Directed by Jeff Brooker

Starring Miguel de Sampaio

Every Brilliant Thing - A Heartfelt Theatrical Journey 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

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