Luke Hewitt’s award-winning play shows there is light at end of darkness

An award-winning play that uses humour to share themes of depression is due to take Bunbury residents on a journey through all things worth living for. Every Brilliant Thing, a one-man performance by Luke Hewitt, is set to take place at the Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre later this month. The play explores the dark and confronting emotions of a child after his mother attempted suicide, and while reliving his experience of grief the child creates a list of every brilliant thing worth living for. The international sensation of Hewitt throws audiences into the joyous and intimate work of a performer with a mixture of musical, serious and comedic roles. Hewitt said the show was a “responsible and hilarious” way of talking about the harsh reality of mental health. “It is dealing with a very difficult subject, but I feel it is less about suicide itself, rather it’s the ripples that such an event has throughout a person’s life,” he said. “It’s funny, it’s sad, its heartwarming all mixed together.” Every Brilliant Thing is at the BREC on October 29 and 30.