When major theatre critics across the city give a one-person show rave reviews, one’s ears should perk up.

When the subject is intriguing, if not downright irresistible, it is time to book some tickets.

And that is definitely the case with The Silicone Diaries, playing at Buddies in Bad Times until Dec. 11.

The Silicone Diaries relates the story of a man who longs to change to the sex he always felt he should have been (hardly a new or even rare happening and always at risk of being prurient or clichéd).

What creator/performer Nina Arsenault does is astounding — literally acting eight years and 60 surgical procedures, describing in intimate detail her quest to not only become a woman, but to become the woman.

To quote from the play: “Pamela [Anderson] is a caricature of a woman,and I am a caricature of her.” Certainly, our response to body image has given birth to endless changes over history.

But based on the evidence, The Silicone Diaries is sure to be a captivating production.

With its short run and low-priced seats ($19 to $33) at Buddies in Bad Times, 12 Alexander St., it certainly sounds like a very safe bet, even if dozens of illegal surgeries in Mexico may not have been.

 The Silicone Diaries, playing at Buddies in Bad Times until Dec. 11.