Frozen, Bryony Lavery
Frozen, Bryony Lavery
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Frozen

Author: Bryony Lavery

Narrator: Rosalind Ayres, Jeffrey Donovan, Laila Robins

Unabridged: 1 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/01/2005


Synopsis

One evening ten-year old Rhona goes missing. As her mother retreats into a state of frozen hope, a psychologist studies the brain of a serial killer to find out if what he does is pure evil-or simply beyond his control. Drawn together by horrific circumstances, these three embark on a long, dark journey that ends in the discovery of a common humanity.

A L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring:
Rosalind Ayres as Nancy
Jeffrey Donovan as Ralph
Laila Robins as Agnetha

Directed by Eric Simonson. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Maya on May 23, 2014

I have never read anything like this before. It's such a unique play with a very complicated plot. It discusses a lot of things that no one really seems to want to talk about because they're so dark like rape, pedophilia, the death of a small child, and one of the hardest things to read about was th......more

Goodreads review by Simon on October 30, 2018

An unspeakable act triggers one of the most searing confrontations I have ever read in a play. Frozen is one of the plays at the top of my director bucket list. It punches the reader so hard in the face I can't imagine the effect it must have upon an audience. Can we forgive the unforgivable?......more

Goodreads review by Mariah Roze on August 06, 2015

This book is a play and the audio tape version was really interesting! I highly suggest listening to it on audio.......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth on December 31, 2023

Frozen is an interesting play that offers up meditations on the experience of grief, the minds of murderers, and whether or not we can forgive the unforgivable. The story is told largely through monologues, with the mother of a missing girl, the serial killer who took her, and the psychiatrist study......more

Goodreads review by TraceyL on October 24, 2020

A dark play about a woman who's daughter was kidnapped, the serial killer who took her, and a psychologist studying him. The performances were great. Nothing in the plot surprised me but I was entertained.......more