Fringe Review: PIG

PIG
• 2 stars out of 5
• Stage 13, Old Strathcona Public Library
Jake, an older and much revered brother, tells his younger sibling, Sal, that they’ll be able to play together “when pigs fly.” This inspires Sal to create a Flying Pig Machine in the hopes of arresting the attention of Jake, who, like the other inhabitants of his mythic town, toils ceaselessly in the sludge mine.
Part circus side-show, part homage to Dr. Seuss, PIG is a difficult show to review. Its sta