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Frozen

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  2w, 1m

Bryony Lavery

Ten-year-old Rhona goes missing. Her mother, Nancy, retreats into a state of frozen hope. Agnetha, an American academic, comes to England to research a thesis entitled "Serial Killing: A Forgivable Act?"

Frozen

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 1m
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior

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Summary
Ten-year-old Rhona goes missing. Her mother, Nancy, retreats into a state of frozen hope. Agnetha, an American academic, comes to England to research a thesis entitled "Serial Killing: A Forgivable Act?" Then there's Ralph, a loner with a bit of previous who's looking for some distraction ... Drawn together by horrific circumstances, these three embark upon a long dark journey which finally curves upwards into the light.
History
This award-winning play was first seen at Birmingham Rep on 1 May 1998, and revived at the National Theatre, London on 28 June 2002.
Keywords
Ralph
Nancy
Agnetha
Voice of David
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  • Time Period 1990s
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

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“Bryony Lavery’s play deftly explores the impacts of trauma and loss on very different members of society.” — Broadway World UK

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Bryony Lavery

Bryony Lavery
Her play Frozen won the TMA Best Play Award, the Eileen Anderson Central Television Award, was produced at Birmingham Rep, then the National Theatre, then on Broadway where it was nominated for four Tony Awards. Stockholm, for Frantic Assembly, won the Wolff-Whiting Award for ...
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