Frozen

by Bryony Lavery (1998)

One sunny evening, 10-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 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 upward into the light.

Directed by Bill Alexander at the Birmingham Rep in 1998, Frozen won the TMA Best New Play Award and Eileen Anderson Central Television Award for Best Play.

'A major play... thrilling, humane and timely.' The Times

'Bryony Lavery's big, brave, compassionate play about grief, revenge, forgiveness and bearing the unbearable.' Guardian

'Consistently surprising and even bravely comic... The almost thriller-like promise of the play's climactic confrontation is like a time-bomb ticking in the back of your head.' Independent

Please note, this play contains language which some people may find offensive

Frozen finished on: 24 August 2002