Vasily Sigarev: Lie Detector

When a paycheck goes missing, you call a hypnotist - but what happens when he starts telling the truth? One night, three people and an avalanche of confessions that no one will take back. A grotesque tale of love, alcohol and the illusion that the truth will solve everything.

The play by contemporary Russian playwright Vasily Sigarev tells the story of a married couple whose one lie gets out of hand and triggers an avalanche of further revelations.

Long-time spouses Nadezhda and Boris are about to visit family in Siberia. However, they need a lot of money to do so. When Boris loses his entire paycheck, his wife Nadezhda calls a hypnotist home to get the truth out of her husband. But under hypnosis, secrets that certainly no one wanted to hear are also revealed - and the situation quickly turns into a grotesque tangle of both comic and uncomfortably true moments.