Finding joy in every opportunity becomes the focus as the hybrid scripted/improvised one-woman show Every Brilliant Thing takes centre stage at Drysdale’s Potato Shed through September.
Every Brilliant Thing is a one-person show that follows one woman’s pursuit in creating a comprehensive list of everything wonderful about life for her depressed mother.
The acclaimed interactive comedy about family, love, loss, and hope charts the story of this list from the woman’s childhood through adulthood and is built upon through the highs and lows of her life.
However, the woman is never alone in this endeavour as the story becomes a communal experience with audience members playing a very active role in crafting the story in heart-warming and, at times, hilarious ways.
Every Brilliant Thing is a joyful and relevant play about living life to the full.
The show is a product of Geelong Contemporary Theatre, a relatively new group on the live performance scene whose mission is to create striking and relevant theatre with an ethos of sharing stories for today.
Directed by Nicholas Brooke, the show stars Australian born Canadian Rachelle Lachland Goulter whose background in live improvised comedy lends itself to this interactive performance.
Councillor Jim Mason – Bellarine Ward
We’re privileged to have the opportunity to host this much-travelled show.
I’ve learned that this one-person performance began at Edinburgh Fringe Festival almost a decade ago and it’s a great reminder to see the good in every opportunity.
With each performance partly improvised, it’s clear that no two shows will be quite the same.
I’m hoping Geelong theatregoers will continue to support the Potato Shed and take the opportunity to take in this play that touches on the serious topic of depression in a positive and uplifting manner.
Rachelle Lachland Goulter – star of the show
While the show explores the depths of mental health challenges, it does so respectfully and in an, at times, comedic way.
Performed in the round, there’s a lot of audience involvement, and while the play is scripted it does rely on a lot of interaction.
This is a great time to have a performance that asks, ‘what things are worth living for?’, so hopefully people will come out and continue to show their support for live art.
