Every Brilliant Thing

Writing a list of every brilliant thing in the world is not an easy thing to do. But when your dad takes you out of class to see your mum in the hospital, maybe a list of all the things worth living for is the only thing a seven-year-old can do to save a life.

1. Ice cream

2. Water fights

3. Staying up past your bedtime and being allowed to watch TV

This is the start of our list.

Ever Brilliant Thing, by Duncan MacMillian, is a life affirming story of a boy who grows up with a suicidal mother. Simultaneously hilarious and gut-wrenching, Every Brilliant Thing weaves an intricate pattern of the stories we tell ourselves and each other that makes life worth living. This intimate theatrical experience immerses audiences in the realities of depression and the beauty of life.