Every Brilliant Thing
by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe
2017 M1-The Straits Times Life Theatre Award Best Actor Andrew Marko (Falling, Electra, RENT) stars in the Singapore premiere of 2014 and 2016 Edinburgh Fringe hit Every Brilliant Thing presented by Bhumi Collective, and directed by Mohamad Shaifulbahri.
Synopsis
"You’re six years old. Mum’s in hospital. Dad says she’s ‘done something stupid’. She finds it hard to be happy.
So you start to make a list of everything that’s brilliant about the world.Everything that’s 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 it on her pillow. You know she’s read it because she’s corrected your spelling.
Soon, the list will take on a life of its own.
A new play about depression and the lengths we will go to for those we love.
Based on true and untrue stories.
Photography by Ruth Smalley
Every Brilliant Thing
Production History
18-23 April 2017
Centre 42 Blackbox, Singapore
Every Brilliant Thing Reviews
"Immersive and engaging,
Every Brilliant Thing hits hard
and represents fringe-type theatre at its finest..."
- Bakchormeeboy
"In Every Brilliant Thing,
he[Andrew Marko] is affable,
down to earth and the audience
is drawn in quietly but directly."
- The Straits Times
"Andrew Marko is brilliant at
navigating the crowd and
holding the action together
from beginning to end.
Beyond just acting, he manages
to pull in the crowd and
bring everyone together with
his humour and demeanor."
- Popspoken
"...Marko’s performance keeps it
grounded as he steers clear of oversentimentality while
keeping upbeat throughout."
-Arts Equator