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Daniel Radcliffe Explains Consent-First Audience Interaction for Broadway’s Every Brilliant Thing

The solo play recruits volunteers through pre-show mingling with numbered prompts.

Overview

  • Previews at the Hudson Theatre began February 21, with an official opening on March 12 and a limited run through May 24.
  • Radcliffe says he circulates in the audience about 30 minutes before curtain to hand out numbered cards used during the show.
  • He stresses that participation is optional and that anyone invited onstage will be "thoroughly asked" for consent to ensure comfort.
  • Each performance features audience involvement, including five spectators who briefly portray characters onstage.
  • Written by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe and directed by Jeremy Herrin with Macmillan, the one-person piece carries a life-affirming message Radcliffe frames as wanting people to stay alive.