Manitoba·★★ Review

The Sh!t Show: An Original Turd

TWO STARS The six women performing in the Sh!t Show deserve some kudos for their energy and their commitment — but this is insufficient to save brutally juvenile material.

TWO STARS | Aside from some funny and inspired visual gags, this clown show comes across as juvenile

All-female clown troupe the Talentless Lumps present 'The Sh!t Show'. (The Talentless Lumps)

Rating: ★★

Company: The Talentless Lumps, Winnipeg

Genre: Clown

Venue: 1 — John Hirsch Mainstage

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The six women performing in the Sh!t Show deserve some kudos for their energy and their commitment to each of the characters they play — but this is insufficient to save brutally juvenile material. 

Aside from some funny and inspired visual gags, this clown show comes across as a group of grade six students snickering over how many ways we use the word for excrement in our every-day lives.

The attempt to cobble together a morality play at the end falls flat in spite of the borrowing of Charlie Chaplin's famous love speech in its entirety. Watch The Great Dictator and have a pleasant constitutional. Your time will be better spent.​

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