You’re six years old. Mum’s in the hospital. Dad says she’s “done something stupid.” She finds it hard to be happy. So you start making a list of everything brilliant about the world-everything worth living for:
1. Ice cream
2. Kung Fu movies
3. Burning things
4. Laughing so hard you shoot milk out your nose
5. Construction cranes
6. Me

You leave the list on her pillow. You know she’s read it because she corrects your spelling. Soon, the list becomes something bigger than you could’ve imagined.

“Every Brilliant Thing” is a powerful, funny, and uplifting one-person play by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe. Told with intimacy and immediacy, this deeply human story explores the lengths we go to for the people we love-and how the smallest things in life can carry us through the darkest times.

Burbage Theatre Co opens its 14th Season with this unforgettable theatrical experience, directed by Angela Brazil and starring Stephen Thorne-two of Rhode Island’s most celebrated theatre artists. Their collaboration brings a remarkable depth of empathy and humor to a story that speaks directly to the heart.

Performed in the Wendy Overly Studio Theatre, Burbage’s black box space in Pawtucket, this production surrounds the audience with warmth, honesty, and shared experience.

CONTENT ADVISORY
This play includes themes of depression, suicide, and loss. While it contains joy and laughter, these serious topics are central to the story.

Date and Time: On Thu, 11 Sep 2025 19:30 – Sun, 28 Sep 2025 20:45

Venue details: Burbage Theatre Co, 59 Blackstone Avenue, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, 02860, United States

Category: Arts | Performing Arts | Theatre

Price: General Admission: USD 35.00