Patricia Cornelius and Susie Dee's new play 'Truth' attempts to address Julian Assange's controversial legacy but falls flat in its execution. While the work features multiple actors portraying Assange, it ultimately tells a one-dimensional story focused on grievance rather than nuance. The play outlines Assange's rise as a global hacker and founder of WikiLeaks but largely simplifies the events surrounding his life, presenting them through a politically charged lens that lacks ambiguity. This approach detracts from its potential impact as an act of agitprop and engaging drama.
Grievance seems to be Cornelius's central motivation, which she grinds like teeth.
The playwright has decided Assange is an exterminating angel of the left and goes to great lengths to enforce this reading.
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