naked truth
Reviews
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London Reviews:
"Fantasy and
reality oscillate in a contemporary, double-edged thriller with a
twist...
A superb production, this will keep you musing about the
future."
(Newswatch 24/3/00 -
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http://www.newswatch.co.uk/entertainment/theatre/16655.htm
for full review)
"A witty,
lightly satirical look into the future: Bill Gates has been
assassinated, Serbia is now fully nuclear, and Canadian
politicians have adopted a moral code that originated in a an
e-mail sent by a sub-editor in the north of England."
(Ham & High
31/3/00)
Edinburgh Reviews:
"Given that
nothing on the world wide web is ever quite what it seems, is an
Internet Truth cult not a contradiction in terms? This is the
basic premise of Toby Mitchell's play for the aptly named Tall
Stories, and one which offers a gripping and very contemporary
sort of thriller. If the technology is as up-to-date as you can
get, the style is of a more classic genre. Think darkened office,
lit by the glow from a laptop, and an investigative journalist
waiting for the appearance of a mysterious woman. You have what
can best be described as "web noir". As the discovery
of an earlier relationship through an Internet chatroom is
revealed, the lie at the heart of the Truth movement is also
uncovered, with Mitchell skilfully evoking the chatroom in
flashback and Susan Macmillan and Joe McNamara making a
passionate conection while also conveying the computer-generated
artifice."
(The Herald 25/8/99)
"Ten years
in the future, Michael is a webcast interviewer. His biggest
scoop is an interview with Emily Smith, founder of a worldwide
truth movement. There are some fine and funny scenes as Michael,
the internet virgin, finds himself enjoying cybersex. For a
moment, using their aliases, and out of the ether on their first
voicecall, Michael and Emily sing together, touchingly and
truthfully. But electronic deception is too easy and the ability
to edit oneself before sending too tempting for truth. Emily is
played as bold and sensual by an arresting Susan Macmillan and
the show is based on a good, strong, contemporary idea of Toby
Mitchell's."
(The Scotsman 25/8/99)