It’s more than an hour, and it’s not always happy. 

A dark comedy…One man’s odyssey, to save his son and his own sanity,
from the sinister forces he’s exposed them both to.

Bernie wants his pub to be “child friendly”, a party atmosphere, a sort of… Santa’s Grotto, with himself as Father Christmas, but he’s so busy making his dream come true, that his own ten year-old son, Teddy, doesn’t get a look in. Blind to his son’s need for love, his wife’s need for moderation and his best friend’s need for honesty, Bernie sails his prized ship, The Toby, directly and decisively, onto the rocks.

Funny, full of laughter, moving, disturbing, poignant, and emotionally satisfying.

Written and performed by Jonathan Brown
A Something Underground production.
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