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

Paines Plough’s Every Brilliant Thing Transfers To New York

Paines Plough's Every Briliant Thing

Paines Plough Artistic Directors James Grieve and George Perrin, and Pentabus Theatre Company Artistic Director Elizabeth Freestone have announced that, following a critically acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Fringe and a UK tour, their production of Duncan Macmillan’s Every Brilliant Thing will transfer to Barrow Street Theatre in New York for a limited sixteen week run. A young boy attempts to ease his mother’s depression by creating a list of all the best things in the world. Everything worth living for. Through adulthood, as the list grows, he learns the deep significance it has on his own life. 1. Ice cream 2. Water fights 3. Things with stripes 4. Christopher Walken’s voice 5. Rollercoasters. A new play about depression and the lengths we will go for those we love. The production, directed by George Perrin and starring Jonny Donahoe, will open on 14 December, with previews from 5 December and … Read more