A Brand New Musical  ·  PAL Theatre, Vancouver  ·  Sept 16–26, 2027

Jeff, Sophie, Laura and Wendy
We Had It
All

(Until I Screwed It Up)

Written by Jonathan Borrill & David L Thomas  ·  Directed by Clive Scarff

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The Story

One party.
Three surprises.
One very frozen man.

Jeff thought his 50th birthday party was going to be a quiet affair. He was wrong.

After several years of frustration in their marriage, Sophie walked out on Jeff and they went their separate ways. Jeff had moved on — or so he thought. He'd been dating much younger Laura, and on a whim had reached out to his old college sweetheart, Wendy, through Facebook. Wendy had been thinking about reaching out to him too.

What started as a songwriting partnership between two old friends grew into a four-year journey — and a musical like nothing you've seen before.

The first act builds to an unforgettable climax: Laura bursts from the giant birthday cake in a revealing bikini. Sophie appears stage left, finally ready for a reconciliation with Jeff. And stage right, Wendy arrives — the unexpected girl from Jeff's past. Mayhem ensues.

Jeff freezes. Three women. Three stories. One moment when all of them collide.

Then the show's MC steps forward and changes everything.

The Characters

Three Women. Three Different Endings.

Each woman has her own story to tell — but there's only time to tell one in Act Two. That's where you come in.

I

The Wife  ·  Act Two Option

Sophie's Surprise

After years of marriage, Sophie came back to the party with reconciliation on her mind. She arrived stage left with an open heart — and found Laura climbing out of a birthday cake in a bikini. And who was that woman who arrived unexpectedly stage right? Sophie, it turns out, still has a few surprises of her own.

Sophie's Surprise
II

The Girlfriend  ·  Act Two Option

Laura's Revenge

She arrived in a birthday cake. In a bikini. With a plan. Laura is not the kind of woman who does anything by half measures — and she has a few things up her sleeve that Jeff never expected. Hell hath no fury like a woman who came all this way and brought her own cake.

Laura's Revenge
III

The College Sweetheart  ·  Act Two Option

Wendy's Secret

She walked in thinking it would be a lovely surprise. She was not wrong — just not in the way she imagined. Wendy had Jeff on her mind when his Facebook friend request arrived out of the blue. Was it a coincidence, or a sign of fate?

Wendy's Secret
The Concept

You Choose the Ending

I

Act One

The party. The chaos. The freeze. Jeff faces all three women simultaneously as the curtain falls.

II

The Vote

Scan the QR code. Vote for whose story gets told in Act Two — Sophie's Surprise, Laura's Revenge, or Wendy's Secret. The MC announces the winner.

III

Act Two

The winning story unfolds. Three possible second acts. Like so much in life, it's a matter of chance. What if the audience had chosen differently?

"Every performance is random — because every audience is."

The Songs

A Score Worth Singing

Downtown

0:00 / 0:30

Mr. Right

0:00 / 0:30

Millionaire Smile

0:00 / 0:30

We Had It All

0:00 / 0:30

Sophie's Lament

0:00 / 0:30

30-second previews from the score  ·  Full cast recording to follow

The Journey

From First Song to First Night

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The Creative Team

The People Behind the Show

Jonathan Borrill, David L Thomas and Clive Scarff

Jonathan Borrill  ·  David L Thomas  ·  Clive Scarff

Jonathan Borrill

Book & Music

Jonathan Borrill

Jonathan Borrill was trained as an accountant and has worked on three different continents. A life-long pianist, Jon's casual songwriting experiment with friend and neighbour, David L. Thomas, morphed into a full-length musical comedy written over a four-year period. Jon is also the producer and star of the Amazon Prime full-length feature film Why You Suck at Golf and the author of the It's Still Your Song book series.

David L Thomas

Book & Lyrics

David L Thomas

An unlikely playwright and lyricist, David L. Thomas has practiced law for three decades, and sometimes he played drums for the Surf Lawyers From Mars and other groups. In fact, David originally met Jon Borrill more than 20 years ago, when Jon came to him as a client. David has self-published two books about his unconventional student days and his articles about public policy have been widely published by outlets in Canada and the USA.

Clive Scarff

Director — Pilot Production

Clive Scarff

Clive Scarff joins We Had It All as Director of the pilot production, opening at the PAL Theatre, Vancouver in September 2027. Clive is an author, screenwriter and educator with over 30 years of experience in various realms. He is best known for his humorous and insightful golf instruction books, including the bestsellers Hit Down Dammit! and Why You Suck at Golf, and the new series Bogart Learns How to Play Golf.

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Workshops & Readings

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Behind the Scenes

Casting news, rehearsal updates, and creative diaries — from first song to first night.

May 2026

Script & Score Complete

Jul 2026

Workshop Performances — Coming Soon

Apr 2027

Full Cast Announced

Sept 2027

Vancouver Premiere — PAL Theatre

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