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Lie Detector Truth Detector

• Source: The List (Issue 583)
• Date: 16 August 2007 (updated 29 July 2008)
• Written by: Nicola Husband

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Welcome to 21st century Britain

Peter Yates’ play is made up of three thematically linked short plays. In the first a man accused of terrorism undergoes a lie detector test; in the second two security guards in a shopping mall abuse the authority of their uniforms, while the third, the longest of the three, tracks a woman’s struggle to get a passport in 21st century Britain. It’s a world of red tape where rights are a thing of the past, rules and regulations are unquestionably obeyed, people are machines under constant observation and judged by their outward appearance, power and corruption comes with a uniform and human instinct counts for nothing. Using humour, elements of physical theatre and a cracking narrative, even the most established theatre practitioners could learn a few things from this 21st century company. (Nicola Husband)

Roman Eagle Lodge, 226 7207, until 18 Aug, 10pm, £8 (£5).

More: Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Lie Detector Truth Detector, Peter Yates, Fringe (Edinburgh Festivals), Reviews (Theatre)

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