is there any point in trying to be happy? not according to philosopher arthur schopenhauer. people are blind, stupid and horny in their desperate search for happiness - he thought. our pursuit of sex, money, material things and ambitions only makes us more unhappy.

the danish playwright rune david grue has brought schopenhauer's rules of living from the 19th century into banal, modern everyday life. in the performance, we meet 6 people in search of happiness who are repeatedly met with disappointment.