The Pig of Happiness: what is happiness?

Bremner Duthie, a classically trained singer and musician gives us an idea of how stifling and stultifying it must be for long-term performers at Disneyland, 'the happiest place on earth' ™.   But what about the risks of moving on and leaving the security of a good pay cheque, benefits, an early retirement age?  With story-telling, songs and mean self- accompaniment on the button accordion and ukelele, we're taken cabaret-style through an exploration of one of those timeless questions:  What is happiness?

Characters like a world war veteran returning home to Canada (with a somewhat anachronistic but kinda sweet Joni Mitchell sampling) and a classic if self-reflective circus carney are personas from different worlds considering the same question.  The conclusion may surprise you.  The Kurt Cobain/Perry Como mashup is worth the price of admission alone.  Where else are you going to find that?

The Pig of Happiness is on as part of this year's Fringe Festival. For more information go here.