Hobart season
Moggie Riot, in association with the Theatre Royal, presents four performances of Every Brilliant Thing in Hobart, 4-6 May 2023.
Launceston season
Moggie Riot, in association with Theatre North, presents two performances of Every Brilliant Thing in Launceston, 12 May 2023.
One of the funniest plays you’ll ever see about depression and possibly one of the funniest plays you’ll ever see, full stop.
THE GUARDIAN
Award-winning play Every Brilliant Thing, by English playwright Duncan McMillan, will have its Tasmanian premiere in 2023.
Faced with her mum’s depression a young girl compiles a list of every brilliant thing that makes life worth living.
Twenty years on, what started as a simple act of love to get Mum through each day has transformed the way she sees the world. In what promises to be the most intimate theatrical experience of the year, Every Brilliant Thing takes us through the shadows of mental illness to find joy in the miracles of life’s minutiae.
Every Brilliant Thing is a contemporary theatre piece with mental health as its central theme. The performance is an interactive conversation with an audience that delivers a vital mental health message with humour and charm. This play provides an opportunity for audiences to heal and reflect on individual and cultural well-being. The international success of this play, and its numerous seasons across the world, speaks to its ability to engage and entertain an audience.
We are delighted to bring this funny and thought-provoking play to Tasmanian audiences in 2023 with a terrific creative team comprising Christine Best (director), Melissa King (performer), Dean Stevenson (sound designer), Greg Thompson (lighting designer) and Ellen Roe (production and stage manager).