Beat the Truth

A research psychologist is fascinated by a quiz show Beat the Truth where people lie to win. He is using it as part of his study. However, one thing leads to another, and he ends up appearing on the show disguised, but winning it.

These days society is structured around lying – the politicians: Trump, Putin; the supermarkets and petrol stations that price gouge; the media, dedicated to sensationalism and a story; and in our own lives. It has become the modus operandi of society in many ways. Yet we are still suckers for the truth. The quiz show is used as a device to explore this.

Playwright - Chris Naylor

Chris is a prolific writer of short form plays, having up to thirty performed at Short and Sweet Sydney, Canberra, Philippines and Illawarra and at Crash Test Drama and Script in Hand. His plays have been performed at Pint-Sized Plays New Zealand and were short listed several times at the prestigious Pint-Sized Plays, Wales. One of his short plays was performed at the Courtyard Theatre London.

His full-length plays, The Gloveman and Dancing Naked in the Backyard, were produced in Sydney, and four One Act plays The Poached Café, What’s for Dinner, A Body is Found, and The Burglar, performed at Arts Theatre Cronulla in recent years.