Every Brilliant Thing European Tour

Every Brilliant Thing European Tour

Paines Plough is to take the hugely acclaimed show Every Brilliant Thing by Duncan Macmillan on a new tour across the UK as well as to Ireland and France. Beginning at Quarry Theatre in Bedford on May 2, it will visit over 25 venues, performed by James Rowland who won plaudits during the 2017 tour of the play in Australia and New Zealand. On May 17, the production will, for the first time, be performed simultaneously in Sheffield and Paris, with Jonny Donahoe – the show’s original performer – stepping into the role in France. A play about depression and the ones we love, Every Brilliant Thing was developed with Paines Plough over a decade ago by Duncan Macmillan, whose other hit plays include 1984 with Robert Icke and People Places and Things. It has had a number of guises including an exhibition, a Facebook group and an installation before … Read more

REVIEW: Posh, Pleasance Theatre ✭✭✭✭

All female production of Psh at Pleasance Theatre

Aside from the device of making it an all-female cast, this is a powerful, enjoyable production. It may lose some of the masculine menace of the original but brings out more of the comedy in the writing and gives us plenty to ponder about the impact of gender in theatre performance.

REVIEW: Honk, Union Theatre ✭✭✭✭

Book Tickets for Honk! at the Union Theatre

With planks and bales of hay as well as more inventive props, the farmyard world has been cleverly conceived by designer Emily Bestow. It all comes together flawlessly under director Andy Room to present an egg-ceptional show that is an absolute delight for all ages.