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All The Happy Things

Full-Length Play, Dark Comedy  /  2w, 1m

A dark comedy about the power of sisterhood and grief, told through a Global Majority lens.

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 1m
  • Duration
    Duration
    75 Minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

Details

Summary

Sienna is trying to survive her grief by clinging tightly to what she knows. In short, she is seeing her dead sister Emily everywhere she goes. Not just glimpses – the two are closer than ever. Emily’s always been Sienna’s favourite person to talk to, and she’s not going to let a small thing like being dead get in the way.

As Sienna’s illusion deepens, it begins to fracture her relationships: with her boyfriend, her job, and her mother. What starts as comfort becomes destabilising, and the boundary between happiness and illusion begins to blur.

All The Happy Things is a dark comedy about sisterhood, love, and letting go of someone when you expected they’d be there forever.

History
All The Happy Things was first presented at the Soho Theatre, Lonodn on 6 April 2025.
Cast Attributes

SIENNA – Female, 27. 
EMILY – Female, 28. Also plays RUBY.
SAM – Male, 28. Also plays KEVIN.

All roles should be played by actors of colour.

The actor playing EMILY multi-roles as RUBY.
The actor playing SAM multi-roles as KEVIN.

  • Time Period Present Day
  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
  • Additional Features No Intermission
  • Duration 75 Minutes

Media

“Tender… [a] warm reflection on grief.” – Guardian

“[A] tender three-hander… a quiet, sweet and simply told story of two sisters, one learning how to keep going without the other… [a] warm reflection on grief.” – Guardian

“A poignant exploration of grief's distorting mirror… a raw, sometimes disorienting journey through the landscape of mourning.” – Broadway World

Videos

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    Naomi Denny on All the Happy Things

Licensing & Materials

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