I don’t think too many people knew he was struggling with anxiety and depression like I do myself. For his energy, how bold he was, and how funny he was. Jack was a loving person who could make the whole world feel his presence and laugh.
Jack and I were born three days apart and were best friends. Happy Jack ambassador Parker Leavy : I wanted to get involved with Happy Jack because of the person behind it. ” A fter his first week of merchandise sales, Jack donated a thousand dollars to the Child Mind Institute and vowed to “ add more zeros to that number.” (And we have). He simply said, “if I could just help one person, if even for a moment, than it will all be worth it. It dawned on him that he could parlay his passion of painting and design into a business to help others. Jack’s gaping smile was infectious.īradi : Jack was searching for his purpose in life. The name Happy Jack was given to Jack by the casting director of a Pampers print ad that Jack had done as a baby. It is also a brand/community that Jack started to help kids who, like him, struggle with mental illness. Here, Jack’s mother, Brad i, along with one of Jack’s friends, Parker Leavy, take s us behind the scenes of the brand and into the heart and soul of the Happy Jack mission:įor someone who hasn’t heard of the brand before, what is Happy Jack?īradi : Happy Jack is our son, Jack Nathan. Enter the world of Happy Jack, a pop-up gallery, boutique and community space created to honor Mental Health Awareness Month-and the life and work of Jack Nathan. We are excited to announce that we are joining up with over 100 theatres UK-wide for #LoveYourLocalTheatre, offering 2-for-1 tickets for Happy Jack *.Ī big thank you to The National Lottery for supporting this incredible initiative, giving Lottery players the chance to get their hands on a bargain for top-class live entertainment.If you’re enjoying some spring weather in the Seaport this month, you might notice some hand-drawn smiley faces welcoming you into a bright, airy space on Fulton Street. Running time: Approx 1 hour 30 minutes including a 20 minute interval. This bespoke production features the original cast and has been produced to celebrate the New Vic Theatre’s 60th anniversary.įeaturing double BAFTA and multi award-winning couple, John Godber and Jane Thornton ( Scary Bikers,, Shafted, Sunny Side Up!) who present the play which brought them together over forty years ago.
Jack and Liz are a working class couple who don’t ask for much, and who are learning to live with what little they have. The play aches with the ups and down of ordinary family life – hilarious and touching, political and angry. In his very first play, written when he was 25, Godber captures life at the coal face, in the pit village, on the donkeys and by the fireside. These were the halcyon years before the Miners Strike, but life was hard, money was scarce and everything was a struggle. Between them they rub along, creating lasting memories and have an affection for each other which is as deep as the pit Jack works in. Jack is a stoical, stubborn and truculent miner, Liz his effusive optimistic long-suffering wife. Jack and Liz are from another time! Lifelong lovers in an old fashioned marriage.
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