An Abbey Theatre production
Every Brilliant Thing - On Tour
10 January - 12 February 2022
by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe
Booking Information
Dates: 10 – 22 January 2022
on the Peacock stage
25 January – 12 February
on tour nationwide
Tickets for the tour are available to book directly through each of the venues.
25 – 26 January at the Solstice Arts Centre, Navan
28 – 29 January at the Droichead Arts Centre, Drogheda
1 – 2 February at glór, Ennis
4 – 5 Feb at Garter Lane, Waterford
8 – 9 Feb at the Backstage Theatre, Longford
10 – 12 Feb at The Mick Lally Theatre, Galway
Tickets: €22/ €20 conc.
Running Time: 1 hour and 20 minutes, no interval
Start your new year with a play about all the things worth living for.
Amy Conroy stars in this new production of Duncan Macmillan’s worldwide smash Every Brilliant Thing.
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. Staying up past your bedtime and being allowed to watch TV.
4. The colour yellow.
The list keeps growing with you.
31. Birdsong.
1010. Reading something which articulates exactly how you feel but lacked the words to express yourself.
1092. Conversation.
Jump in and be part of the creative experience as the audience help tell this poignant and hilarious story. Talking honestly and compassionately about mental health, Every Brilliant Thing is an hour of uplifting humour.
Every Brilliant Thing was first produced by Paines Plough and Pentabus Theatre, on 28 June 2013 at Ludlow Fringe Festival.
Tour Dates
- 25 – 26 January at the Solstice Arts Centre, Navan
- 28 – 29 January at the Droichead Arts Centre, Drogheda
- 1 – 2 February at glór, Ennis
- 4 – 5 Feb at Garter Lane, Waterford
- 8 – 9 Feb at the Backstage Theatre, Longford
- 10 – 12 Feb at The Mick Lally Theatre, Galway
Digital Programme
For more information on this production, download the digital programme here.
Reviews
'It’s not often one leaves a theatre feeling as though the experience has been a privilege. But that’s the only way to describe Every Brilliant Thing.'
The Sunday Independent
★★★★
'...it is hard to imagine anyone not falling for its gentle inclusivity and for Conroy’s easy charm'
The Irish Times
★★★★
'A radiant light in the dark that is not to be missed.'
The Arts Review
★★★★
'the funniest play you'll see about depression'
The Guardian
Every Brilliant Thing | Be Part Of The Show
Every Brilliant Thing | Trailer
Every Brilliant Thing | Trailer
Production Images
Images © Ros Kavanagh.
Credits
- Narrator: Amy Conroy
- Written by: Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe
- Director: Andrea Ainsworth
- Costume Design: Donna Geraghty
- Lighting Design: Suzie Cummins
- Sound Design: Carl Kennedy