A Super Happy Story (About Feeling Super Sad)
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
A Super Happy Story (About Feeling Super Sad)
By (Author) Jon Brittain
By (author) Matthew Floyd Jones
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Methuen Drama
28th July 2017
United Kingdom
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Theatre direction and production
Plays, playscripts
Literary studies: plays and playwrights
822.92
Physical Properties
Paperback
80
Width 129mm, Height 198mm
91g
Description
A fun, silly and sad show for anyone whose brain isn't always on their side. Sally's a happy person. She doesn't let little things get her down and almost never cries. But she's got an illness. It makes her feel like she isn't the person she wants to be....But she doesn't want anyone to know about it. Written by Olivier Award-winner Jon Brittain with original music by Matthew Floyd Jones this new musical comedy mixes storytelling, live music and sketch comedy.
Reviews
A mix of wit and low key emotion that suddenly grips you by your heart. -- Lyn Gardner * Guardian *
There's a quick, dry comedy to Brittain's script, which puts over information - including the science behind depression - without overloading with facts. * Hull Daily Mail *
Very funny, engaging and sharply observant about human nature. * Guardian (on Rotterdam) *
This is a must see for anyone that has felt the effects of depression, but as a society still battling with the right way to deal with mental illness, everyone could benefit from seeing this super story. ***** * WhatsOnStage.com *
. . . it exudes a compassionate warmth that puts a smile on your face and a tear in your eye. **** * The Stage *
Jon Brittain and Matthew Floyd-Jones' musical could leave the most stocial theatre goer a quivering jelly on the floor. **** * The List *
This is a beautifully developed, deeply moving exploration of depression dressed up as a musical. ***** * British Theatre Guide *
Brittain's unshowy writing brings mental illness into the light. **** * Fest Magazine *
Author Bio
Jon Brittain is an Olivier Award-winning playwright, comedy writer and director. His critically acclaimed play Rotterdam premiered at Theatre503 in 2015 before transferring to Trafalgar Studios where it earned him a nomination for the Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2016 and an Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre in 2017. His previous work includes the cult hit show Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho and its sequel Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows, and the plays A Super Happy Story (About Feeling Super Sad), What Would Spock Do, The Sexual Awakening of Peter Mayo and The Wake.
