It takes a village, and a joyful Daniel Radcliffe

With a 70-minute runtime and a heavy focus on audience participation, it’s almost impossible for the story, or the Narrator himself, to achieve the emotional depth people look for in a story as personal as one about suicidal depression. Maybe it’s the nature of a show so dependent on interactivity: The real magic comes from the transitory experience each new audience has together. And maybe it’s the point Macmillan is trying to make: There are many ways to approach a subject so dark, and he has chosen to focus on the positive (or should I say, the “brilliant”) rather than getting into the inevitably tragic details.

I left delighted by the experience, albeit wishing the story had more substance. But regardless of whether Macmillan’s approach works for you, Radcliffe will certainly do his damndest to charm you all the while.