Five Stars
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not too often you see a full-house standing ovation, but The Slip Knot certainly
deserved the one it got. One-man shows are hit-and-miss affairs, but writer/actor/director
TJ Dawe's three intertwined tales of three shitty jobs from different stages
of his life are hilariously funny and insightful at the same time. Themes
of love, consumer culture and the disposability of the modern working man
are discussed and skewered mercilessly. Not only are Dawe's segues from plotline
to plotline seamless, the audience will also learn what clerks at drug stores
really think about the condom aisle, why you shouldn't mail meat and why acid
and the piano closing to Faith No More's "Epic" don't mix. I've
seen a lot of Fringe plays over the years and this easily rates as one of
the best.
Vue Weekly (Edmonton)
