A Canadian Bartender at Butlin's

written and performed by TJ Dawe

This shot graced the cover of the Montreal Hour magazine - TJ holding the head of Fringe producer Jeff HechtmanA Canadian Bartender at Butlin's tells the story of a working holiday spent pouring pints in the piano bar of Butlin's Holiday Centre - a British institution, mocked for decades, and deservedly so.

Spoofed in the movie Tommy. Subject of a BBC sitcom. And an absolute shithole. Imagine if Walmart ran holiday resorts. Butlin's is Walmart with overnight accomodations.
Walmart surrounded by a spiked iron fence.
Walmart with beer.
And in house entertainment.
In the land of Oxford. Shakespeare.
Tom Stoppard.
Chariots of Fire.
Crisps.
Swimming-in-grease heart attack breakfasts.
And ghosts.

Reviews

CBC Edmonton Montreal Mirror Terminal City
Edmonton Journal Montreal.com Victoria Times-Colonist
Edmonton Sun Now-Toronto Toronto Star
Eye Magazine Planet S Magazine Victoria News
The Montreal Gazette See Magazine Vue Weekly
Hour Magazine Saskatoon Star-Phoenix