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☆☆☆☆☆ Things I know to be true is a fragile piece of art created by Andrew Bovell, an artist. He carefully manipulates a story line which moves each and everyone in the room to tears by drawing on their internal conflicts and pinning them into a scenario, which you can almost touch, right in front of your eyes. It seethes into your brain and makes you realise that your love has gone to waste. It nurtures both the young and the old on the maze in which the future has waiting for you; finally it takes you from that lonely place inside yourself where you question how the mechanics of your family work and whether you're ‘doing it right’ as a parent- or even as a son or daughter. It gives comfort to the bereaved as you watch a play reveal your deepest, darkest secrets and all the losses which you can no longer replace in your life. It teaches you the acceptance needed to let things go, to move on and evolve. It’s almost as if you're watching yourself through somebody else...