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A dark comedy, inspired by real-life lies.

Sex, Lies & Improvisation is a play about why we lie to the people we love, and it's completely improvised. The two performers start each show by getting the audience to choose a lie to inspire them.

"We wanted to work with real lies because truth is stranger than fiction," says actress Rachel E. Thorn. "So we ask people online to tell us anonymously any lies they've told a partner. At the start of each show the audience picks one. It could be anything!"

Once the lie is chosen, the pair creates a dark comedy about how that lie affects a couple's relationship.

"The great thing about improvisation is comedy is guaranteed," says actor Alex Keen. "But with our show, so is drama. Sex, Lies & Improvisation is extremely compelling because the audience has no idea what's coming next - and nor do we! Rachel and I have to trust each other completely."

The show is a cross between Whose Line Is It Anyway? and Sex, Lies & Videotape, and has garnered fans across the UK. Thorn and Keen were awarded Act of The Year 2019 by The Phoenix Remix, and in 2017 were nominated for Best Improvised Show at Leicester Comedy Festival. Broadway Baby declared them "moving and hilarious. I came away marvelling at the talent."