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Minnie Driver

In

Every
Brilliant
Thing

Written by

Duncan MacMillan

With Jonny Donahoe

Directed by

Jeremy Herrin &

Duncan MacMillan

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Lenny Henry

In

Every
Brilliant
Thing

Written by

Duncan MacMillan

With Jonny Donahoe

Directed by

Jeremy Herrin &

Duncan MacMillan

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Jonny Donahoe

In

Every
Brilliant
Thing

Written by

Duncan MacMillan

With Jonny Donahoe

Directed by

Jeremy Herrin &

Duncan MacMillan

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Tony Award® winner Daniel Radcliffe (Merrily We Roll Along, Harry Potter films) will return to the New York stage this spring, in the Broadway premiere of Every Brilliant Thing by Olivier Award nominee Duncan Macmillan (People, Places and Things) with Jonny Donahoe. The play begins previews in February 2026 for a limited thirteen-week engagement at The Hudson Theatre.

Fans can register now to join the exclusive 24-hour pre-sale, beginning on Thursday, November 13 at 10am ET, by signing up online at everybrilliantthingbway.com.

General tickets will go on sale to the public on Friday, November 14 at 10am ET.

Second Half Productions
Gavin Kalin Productions, Rodeo Productions and Tilted, Winkler & Smalberg
With co-producers
Larry Lelli, Grace Street Creative, Adam Zell & Company
In association with
Nica Burns and Paines Plough

Present
Lenny Henry, Jonny Donahoe, Ambika Mod, Sue Perkins, Minnie Driver
in
EVERY BRILLIANT THING

Written by Dunnan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe
Directed by Jeremy Herrin and Duncan Macmillan

Creative Team

Duncan Macmillan
Writer & Co-Director
Jeremy Herrin
Co - Director
Vicki Mortimer
Set and Costume
Jack Knowles
Lighting
Tom Gibbons
Sound
Jessica Ronane CDG CSA
Casting
Jonny Donahoe
Creative Consultant
Hazel Holder
Voice Coach
Paddy Gervers
Associate Director 
Joe Lichtenstein
Associate Director 
Munotida Chinyanga 
Associate Director
Matt Hellyer 
Associate Set and Costume
Helen Johnson
Costume Supervisor 
Anna Lewis
Props Supervisor
Abby Galvin CDG
Casting Associate
Poppy Apter
Casting Assistant

For 14 weeks only, five incredible actors will perform Duncan Macmillan's award-winning and uplifting one-person show, EVERY BRILLIANT THING. Academy Award nominee Minnie Driver joins the previously announced cast of Lenny Henry, Jonny Donohoe, Ambika Mod and Sue Perkins. Co-directed by Jeremy Herrin, the West End premiere of this global phenomenon which has played in over 80 countries worldwide, opens 1 August.

Please note: Every Brilliant Thing contains themes of suicide and depression. Age recommendation 12+.

This is a one person play, and the cast will perform in rotation so check the information and dates when booking.

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. Every Brilliant Thing is a comedy about the lengths we will go for those we love.

The producers cannot guarantee the appearance of any particular artist at any performance, as this is subject to a variety of factors including illness, injury, or events beyond the producers’ control. No refunds or exchanges will be offered as a result of an artist’s unavailability to perform at any performance. Photography and recording of any kind is strictly prohibited.
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★★★★★
'Lenny Henry is blazingly charismatic in this life-affirming show'
Daily Telegraph
★★★★★
‘Part of its wonder is that the simplest concept balloons into extraordinarily rich theatre… unmissable’
The Observer
'A Life-affirming treat'
Daily Mail
'A bona fide national treasure, Lenny Henry brilliantly works the crowd'
The Standard
'Lenny Henry is irresistible'
The Times
'Lenny Henry twinkles with joy and mischief'
The I
‘A piece that demonstrates why life is worth living. You’ll leave feeling elated’
The Scotsman
‘Filled to the brim with joy! Beautiful, heart wrenching and very funny’
Time Out
★★★★★
‘Rich with theatrical innovation, it is a truly brilliant thing. I wrote this with tears in my eyes’
The Times

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