GOTHENBURG ENGLISH STUDIO THEATRE

Gothenburg English Studio Theatre presents the world-wide hit

EVERY BRILLIANT THING

Written by Duncan Macmillan

With Jonny Donahoe

 

Performed by Gary Whitaker

Directed by Kristina Brändén Whitaker

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A touching, funny and life-affirming play about depression and the lengths we will go to for those we love.

 

To celebrate GEST’s 20 year anniversary we’re bringing back this new, updated version of an audience favourite by popular request.

 

”You're seven years old. Mum's in hospital.

Dad says she's 'done something stupid'. She finds it hard to be happy.

You start to make a list of everything that's brilliant about the world:

1. Ice cream

2. Water fights

3. People falling over

4. Rollercoasters

5. Laughing so hard you shoot milk through your nose."

 

As the boy grows into a man the list evolves too. Over 30 years and thousands of entries later, he discovers that the list might even help save himself.

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Limited run: Only 11 performances.

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“Every brilliant thing is unusual as it is a feelgood play about depression, transferred to Gothenburg's English speaking stage with great sensitivity for the material, by the theatre's Artistic Director Kristina Brändén Whitaker.”

 

“Gary Whitaker has enough rhythm in his body for a whole ragtime orchestra.”

Göteborgs-Posten 2017-11-10

 

“Everything is crafted with astonishing sharpness and with an emotional delivery that throws you between hope and despair, laughter and tears throughout the entire performance.”

Scenkonstguiden 2017-11-16​