“If you live a long life and get to the end of it without ever once having felt crushingly depressed, then you probably haven’t been paying attention.”
When I was seven
I made a list of all the good in the world
Every brilliant thing worth living for
It was a gift for my mother
I hoped she would find a reason to live
A man, a list, a million brilliant things.
A healing journey with me, navigating
the struggles of life with abundant laughs.
Following a sold-out run during Huayi 2022, Oliver Chong returns to Huayi 2023 with a renewed staging of Every Brilliant Thing.
A one-man show with interactive segments, Every Brilliant Thing is a unique production that invites audiences to shape the protagonist’s journey, with warmth and spontaneity. Co-created by audience members, every show is vastly different and promises to uplift spirits and accord brilliance. This year, let The Finger Players journey through and celebrate Every Brilliant Thing with you.
Playwright: Duncan Macmillan (UK)
Director, Translator, Spatial Designer, Actor: Oliver Chong
Lighting Designer: Gabriel Chan
Sound Designer: Ctrl Fre@k (Lee Yew Jin)
Costume Designer: Max Tan
Props Fabricator: PROP-ERLY
Production Manager: Celestine Wong
Stage Manager: Ang Cheng Yan
Assistant Stage Manager: Ella Wee
Sound Operator: Jean Yap
(Source: Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay Programme)