A Super Happy Story
(ABOUT FEELING SUPER SAD)
by jON BRITTAIN WITH MATTHEW FLOYD JONES
NOW STREAMING ON DEMAND: stream.theatre
Until 11th July 2021
Run Time : 70 Mins (approx.)
Ticket Price : £12.00 plus £3.00 transaction fee
Winners:
Fringe First Award
Winners: Best Musical Award at Edinburgh Fringe
Nominated:
Best Musical Off West End Awards (Offies) 2020
Best Director (Musicals) Off West End Awards (Offies) 2020
Holden Street Theatre Award 2017
Edinburgh Fringe Mental Health Award 2017
Filmed with a live audience at Wilton's Music Hall, London, in June 2021.
Available to view on demand from 5th - 11th July 2021.
"A mix of wit and low-key emotion that suddenly grips your heart"
Lyn Gardner, The Guardian
Written by Oliver award winner Jon Brittain (Rotterdam & Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho) with music by Matthew Floyd Jones (Frisky and Mannish), prepare for a hilarious cabaret musical about depression that explains how it’s OK to not be OK.
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.
★★★★★
ThreeWeeks Edinburgh, Miro Magazine, What'sOnStage
★★★★
The Scotsman, The Stage, Hull Daily Mail
Cast
Madeleine MacMahon
Sophie Clay
Ed Yelland
Creatives
Writer: Jon Brittain
Director: Alex Mitchell
Musical Director/Composer: Matthew Floyd Jones
Movement Director: Jon Beney
Stage Manager: Jon Calvert
Sound Designer: Ed Clarke
Lighting Designer: Adam Foley
Set and Costume Designer: Amy Jane Cook
Costume Supervisor: Liz Dees
Construction: Alex Brook
Executive Producer: Martin Atkinson
Artistic Support: James Stanyer, David Byrne & New Diorama Theatre
The show has been produced with James Seabright (Seabright Productions). Originally co-produced with Hull UK City of Culture 2017. Supported by NHS CHCP Foundation, Hull Truck Theatre, American Chip Spice, and our generous Kickstarter and company supporters.
Recommended 16+
Photography: Sam Taylor
WHAT THE PRESS ARE SAYING...
"one of theatre’s great shows about mental health"
Lyn Gardner, StageDoor
"The pandemic has left people suffering from all forms of anxiety, 'A Super Happy Story (About Feeling Super Sad)' is pivotal at this time and I urge people to watch this relevant piece of art"
★★★★ The Reviews Hub, All That Dazzles
"When you need one thing that makes you feel better A Super Happy Story (About Being Super Sad) may be the perfect fit."
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