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.
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Synopsis
"You’re six years old. Mum’s in hospital. Dad says she’s ‘done something stupid’. She finds it hard to be happy.
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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.
Based on true and untrue stories.
Presented
18-23 April 2017
Centre 42 Blackbox, Singapore
Reviews
"Immersive and engaging, Every Brilliant Thing hits hard and represents fringe-type theatre at its finest..."
- Bakchormeeboy
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"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
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"...Marko’s performance keeps it
grounded as he steers clear of oversentimentality while keeping upbeat throughout."
-Arts Equator