Frozen
by Bryony Lavery

Name: Frozen
Brand: Bryony Lavery
SKU: 9780571347865
Rating: 3.77 (457 reviews)

Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

British

What readers are saying

Readers find 'Frozen' to be a gripping and haunting play that delves into complex themes surrounding grief and morality. The intertwining stories of a serial killer, his psychologist, and a victim's mother evoke strong emotions and deliver a powerful narrative. Many highlight the play's unique structure and poetic language, making it both challenging and rewarding. Despite some criticisms of unevenness and difficulty in understanding at first, the overall reception is overwhelmingly positive.

Gripping and haunting storytellingUnique and poetic writing styleComplex characters and themesEmotionally powerful performancesSome find it uneven and disjointed

Synopsis

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.

ThemesDrama Missing children Psychological aspects of Murder victims' families Serial murders Serial murderers