
Nominated for Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play at the Olivier Awards 2026

Every Brilliant Thing opens with a mother's suicide attempt and her seven-year-old's subsequent search to understand it and help lift her depression by documenting the joys all around them. Starting with the basics, like ice cream and the color yellow, the list is maintained...

You're six years old. Mum's in hospital. Dad says she's 'done something stupid'. She finds it hard to be happy.
