Duncan Macmillan (playwright)

English playwright and director (born 1980)

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Duncan Macmillan (born 1980) is an English playwright and director. He is most noted for his plays Lungs, People, Places and Things, Every Brilliant Thing, and the stage adaptation of the George Orwell novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, which he co-adapted and co-directed with Robert Icke. Macmillan's play Lungs had a major revival at the Old Vic Theatre in 2019, starring Matt Smith and Claire Foy.

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🇺🇸 Tony Awards Eligibility: Ebon Moss-Bachrach Secures Featured Actor Placement for ‘Dog Day Afternoon’ (2026-04-09)
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🇺🇸 Daniel Radcliffe Shines in ‘Every Brilliant Thing’ on Broadway (2026-03-13)
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🇺🇸 ‘Every Brilliant Thing’ Broadway Review: Daniel Radcliffe Is A Life-Worth-Living Pleasure (2026-03-13)
In the superb production of the solo play Every Brilliant Thing opening tonight on Broadway, the unstoppable Daniel Radcliffe plays the troubled but t...
🇺🇸 ‘Every Brilliant Thing’ Broadway Review: Daniel Radcliffe is Warm, Funny and Deeply Moving in a Thrilling One-Man Show (2026-03-13)
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🇺🇸 ‘Death Of A Salesman’ Sells Out First Two Previews; ‘Every Brilliant Thing’ Starring Daniel Radcliffe Passes $1M – Broadway Box Office (2026-03-10)
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🇺🇸 Broadway Box Office: ‘Harry Potter’ and Daniel Radcliffe-Led Play Beat the Blizzard (2026-03-03)
'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' and 'Every Brilliant Thing' both saw high grosses last week despite cancellations due to the snowstorm....
🇺🇸 Snowy Broadway Cancels Performances For Second Consecutive Evening: ‘Every Brilliant Thing’, ‘Harry Potter And The Cursed Child’ Among Freeze-Outs (2026-02-23)
For the second, consecutive blizzard-impacted day, Broadway has canceled all evening performances for Monday, February 23. While most productions typi...
🇺🇸 Daniel Radcliffe on Returning to Broadway in ‘Every Brilliant Thing’ (2026-02-17)
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