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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Lyn Gardner

Stirring

A hit on the New York fringe, this tale of the search for true love amongst a group of young New Yorkers who turn to the internet for satisfaction, is an enjoyable and slick sendup of the foibles of those who look for love in the same way that they would look for the perfect set of cookware or Gucci handbag.

It is certainly highly stylish, but the fragmented nature of the writing and production means that you never get to know anybody in sufficient depth to really care whether they get it together or not, and in the end the whole show ends up being as shallow as its protagonists, who prefer the safety of internet relationships to the possible pain of real emotional interface with flesh and blood human beings.

The show is perceptive about a generation afraid of both commitment and the possibility that everything in their lives won't be perfect, but like them it is so in love with style that it ends up being superficial.

· Until Aug 27. Box office: 0870 745 3083

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