Victim of Digressions. "Frozen" by Bryony Lavery. State Theatre Company of South Australia. Space Theatre [review]

Abstract

Whenever we wonder about the nature of human nature we invariably turn to criminal behaviour, especially that of predatory serial killers, for speculation and explanation. Are such crimes, especially against children, proof of the existence of evil, or are they manifestations of derangement and illness ? And how do our judicial processes - and our personal moral reckonings - deal with such events ? In the face of such horrors can we - or should we - forgive ? This is the perilous territory of Bryony Lavery’s "Frozen".