Every Brilliant Thing

Fri Mar 13 2026 at 07:00 pm to 08:10 pm UTC+01:00

Karl Johansgatan 88, 415 55 Gothenburg, Sweden | Gothenburg

GEST (Gothenburg English Studio Theatre)
Publisher/HostGEST (Gothenburg English Studio Theatre)
Every Brilliant Thing
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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
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.
Limited run: Only 11 performances.
“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
Every Brilliant Thing was first produced by Paines Plough and Pentabus Theatre, on 28 June 2013 at Ludlow Fringe Festival.
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Karl Johansgatan 88, 415 55 Gothenburg, Sweden, Karl Johansgatan 88, SE-414 55 Göteborg, Sverige, Gothenburg, Sweden

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