Every Brilliant Thing

2026 Broadway Edition

Duncan Macmillan author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Publishing:6th Apr '26

£10.99

This title is due to be published on 6th April, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

Every Brilliant Thing cover

From Olivier Award nominated writer Duncan Macmillan, Every Brilliant Thing is a comedy about the lengths we will go for those we love.

If you live a long life and get to the end of it without ever once feeling crushingly depressed, then you probably haven't been paying attention.

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 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.

A 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.

From Olivier Award-nominated writer Duncan Macmillan (People, Places and Things), Every Brilliant Thing is a comedy about the lengths we will go for those we love.

This edition was published to coincide with the long-awaited Broadway premiere at the Hudson Theatre with Tony Award winner Daniel Radcliffe.

Rich with theatrical innovation, it is a truly brilliant thing. I wrote this with tears in my eyes * Times *
One of the funniest plays you’ll ever see about depression – and possibly one of the funniest plays you’ll ever see, full stop * Guardian *
Charmed the socks off my body. It's going to make you love your fellow man. * NYT Critic's Pick *
Shatters the format. It is a true breath of fresh air. * Variety *

ISBN: 9781350655041

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

88 pages