Dawe a true original at Fringe festival
Labrador (4 Stars) is not a place you may ever have wanted to visit, but after master monologist TJ Dawe takes you there, you'll feel it's the perfect way to spend an hour of your fringe-going time.
Anyone who complains about a lack of quality of originality at the Fringe ought to hurry down to the Robert Gill Theatre, 214 College St, and catch one of Labrador's six remaining performances.
Dawe has a quicksilver mind and an Uzi-burst style of delivery that will make you find it hard to enjoy more conventional one-man shows.
He is no comedian, but he's a dazzlingly funny performer. His story of a children's theatre tour to Labrador is so much more than the sum of its parts that I won't try to describe it for you, or try to recreate Dawe's unique style. He's a true original and a total delight. To watch him recreating the moment where he downed four shots of Screech at once is worth the price of admission. Go see this show.
Richard Ouzounian
Toronto Star
Friday, July 7, 2000
