A Brief List of Everyone Who Died is currently playing at the Finborough Theatre. After the scarring loss of her beloved dog Buster at the age of five, Graciela decides that no one she loves will ever die. But stopping death is easier said than done. Time rolls on inescapably and, as she grows, Graciela will, like everyone else, gain and lose the people most important to her to the eternal absence
of mortality. Wickedly funny and deeply humane, A Brief List of Everyone Who Died tells the story of all the deaths that make up a life. An online rehearsed reading of A Brief List of Everyone Who Died was shown by the Finborough Theatre in 2021, and was a finalist for the OffWestEnd Awards OnComm Award. Jacob Marx Rice’s play Chemistry, also directed by Alex Howarth, was critically acclaimed at the Finborough Theatre in 2019, and is currently in pre-production for a movie adaptation.
★★★★★
‘anything but melancholy…lively and often funny…excellent new production’
Morning Star
★★★★
‘punctuated by fun…’homes in on the joys of 21st century life'
The Arts Desk
‘The humour is wickedly pithy, the sadness bittersweet. There will be tears, of laughter and empathy. Bring your tissues.’
The British Theatre Guide
★★★★
‘a real treat… heaves with the most delightful bunch of characters one could ever meet’
London Pub Theatres
‘staged with sensitivity…A precarious balance of pain and humour is deftly retained throughout’- The Guardian
★★★★
‘moving and thoughtful’
LondonTheatre1
★★★★
'mischievously witty and exuberant… Stunning performances and a strong rapport between the cast as well as genuinely funny'
North West End
★★★★
‘lively and engaging… touches of humour and tenderness’
Paul in London
‘Delightful, considered direction from Alex Howarth and a script packed with emotional density from Jacob Marx Rice - there's a lot to enjoy within this production’
Broadway World
‘director Alex Howarth applies a light touch.. Making imaginative use of the Finborough Theatre’s intimate space, his production is particularly notable for the committed and versatile performances of the five actors, who move between ages and emotions with great comfort’
The Reviews Hub
