Theatre: Thought-provoking play puts mental illness in the spotlight

This is an issue that affects most individuals at some stage in their life

Jonny Donahoe (centre) in Every Brilliant Thing: heartwarming and hilarious PIc: Richard Davenport
Conor McPherson’s The Nest is at Belfast’s Lyric Theatre until October 22

Every Brilliant Thing

Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire

Ends tonight

Can you think of a single reason that makes life worth living? Probably, but perhaps not. Can you think of a million? Well, that’s a challenge that Duncan Macmillan and Jonny Donahoe rise to in Every Brilliant Thing, a play about depression, suicide, trauma and guilt that is as heartwarming and hilarious as it ...