{"product_id":"every-brilliant-thing-9781350603523","title":"Every Brilliant Thing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you live a long life and get to the end of it without ever once feeling crushingly depressed, then you probably weren't paying attention.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou're seven years old. Mum's in hospital. Dad says she's 'done something stupid'. She finds it hard to be happy. You start a list of everything that's brilliant about the world. Everything worth living for. You leave it on her pillow. You know she's read it because she's corrected your spelling. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA child attempts to ease their mother's depression by creating a list of all the best things in the world. Through adulthood, as the list grows, they learn the deep significance it has on their own life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Olivier Award-nominated writer Duncan Macmillan (\u003ci\u003ePeople, Places and Things\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003ci\u003e, Every Brilliant Thing \u003c\/i\u003eis a comedy about the lengths we will go for those we love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition was published to coincide with the West End premiere at @sohoplace in August 2025. Co-directed by Jeremy Herrin (\u003ci\u003eBest of Enemies\u003c\/i\u003e), this production featured Lenny Henry, Ambika Mod, Sue Perkins, Minnie Driver, and the show's original performer Jonny Donahoe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11865676\"\u003eDuncan MacMillan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.83h x 5.25w x 0.29d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350603523\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 135060352X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER011030\"\u003eTheater | Playwriting\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-DRA\"\u003eDrama\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-DRA003000\"\u003eEuropean | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PSY\"\u003ePsychology\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PSY036000\"\u003eMental Health\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDuncan Macmillan\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning writer and director. Plays include: \u003ci\u003eLungs\u003c\/i\u003e (Paines Plough\/Sheffield Crucible and Studio Theatre Washington D.C.), \u003ci\u003ePlatform\u003c\/i\u003e (Old Vic Tunnels), \u003ci\u003eMonster \u003c\/i\u003e(Royal Exchange\/Manchester International Festival), \u003ci\u003eThe Most Humane Way to Kill A Lobster \u003c\/i\u003e(Theatre 503), \u003ci\u003eI Wish To Apologise For My Part In The Apocalypse\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSo Say All of Us\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFamily Tree\u003c\/i\u003e (all BBC Radio 4). Formerly Writer-in-Residence at Paines Plough and the Royal Exchange, he has completed attachments at the National Theatre and the Royal Court\/BBC, is a member of the Old Vic New Voices Company and a fellow of the TS Eliot UK\/US Exchange. He is the winner of two Bruntwood Playwriting Awards, the Old Vic Big Ambition Award, a Pearson Residency Award, 'The 50' Bursary, and has been nominated in the Best New Play category of the TMA and MEN Awards.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52302984249631,"sku":"9781350603523","price":19.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/6953\/0143\/files\/img_aa686722-2324-4316-8d9c-bd7f45f42f44.jpg?v=1775576154","url":"https:\/\/www.mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/every-brilliant-thing-9781350603523","provider":"MOCorrectionsbookstore.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}