This fascinating one-woman show proved to be an entertaining and eye-opening hour.

In a world where it’s hard to know what to believe on the news, Fringe First winner Katie Bonna gave the intimate Shelley Theatre audience a lot to think about.

The extremely likeable writer and actor opened the evening by saying: ‘This is going to be a bit unconventional…’, and so it was.

Using the premise of giving her own TED talk on the science of lying, Bonna went on to explore everyday lies we all tell, Donald Trump’s ‘post-trust’ era and her own fibs.

She’d compiled a ‘liary’ - a journal of little white lies told to loved ones - and got the front row of the crowd to help demonstrate how we learn to lie from a young age.

Soon, the comic opening felt far behind as we moved onto the heart-wrenching account of her father’s adultery and its repercussions in her childhood and beyond.

Luckily there was music and more audience participation - from throwing balls onto stage to squirting water pistols - to break up this emotionally raw account.

The performance was challenging, thought-provoking, and very well-crafted, and will force you look at the world and your own behaviour in a new light.

In another confessional moment towards the end, Bonna said she ‘just wanted to tell my story’, and shared her fears about what the future holds for herself and society.

Hats off to her for managing to tackle some tough issues - including gas lighting, the disturbing act of psychological manipulation - without making the show too heavy.

It was genuinely enjoyable, and she's also raised more than £4,000 for the charity Women's Aid, so has done some good too.

Overall, this was a funny and intelligent production, which we were lucky to enjoy in such a unique venue. It will be interesting to see what Bonna does next.