Singapore Repertory Theatre stages French farce The Truth

(From left) Cynthia Lee MacQuarrie, Neo Swee Lin, Lim Yu-Beng and Vivek Gomber star in The Truth, by the Singapore Repertory Theatre. PHOTO: SINGAPORE REPERTORY THEATRE
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SINGAPORE - Kind lies can be better for relationships than honesty, say the cast of The Truth, a play about marital infidelity.

But in real life, they all admit they are terrible liars, though they do tell white lies for the sake of social harmony or not hurting another person's feelings.

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