INTERACTIVE REPRESENTATION OF TRAUMA IN POSTMODERN THEATRE: AUDIENCE AND CHARACTER INTERACTION IN BRYONY LAVERY'S FROZEN

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dc.contributor.authorAshmawy, Merve Feryal
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-25T14:13:29Z
dc.date.available2026-04-25T14:13:29Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentSinop Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThis study explores the interactive representation of trauma in Bryony Lavery’s Frozen (2015), emphasizing the crucial role of audience and character interaction in postmodern theatre. Rather than portraying trauma as a static or detached narrative, Lavery utilizes theatricaltechniques thatengage the audience emotionally andcognitively, transforming them into witnesses and participants. Drawing on trauma theorists such as Cathy Caruth, Shoshana Felman, and Judith Herman, the study illustrates how trauma is not only represented but transmitted through performance. The characters Nancy, Ralph, and Agnetha – each embody different aspects of trauma, inviting the audience into a shared emotional space. Through direct address, monologues, and fragmented narrative, the play destabilizes conventional storytelling and fosters catharsis. This paper analyzes how postmodern theatrical strategies blur boundaries between character and audience, enabling an immersive experience of trauma and recovery. The implications of such interactive forms are discussed, with suggestions for future research on trauma representation in contemporary performance. Copyright © 2025 Merve Feryal Ashmawy.
dc.identifier.doi10.46687/BECF2199
dc.identifier.endpage123
dc.identifier.issn2534-952X
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105015495703
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.startpage115
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.46687/BECF2199
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11486/8103
dc.identifier.volume13
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.institutionauthorAshmawy, Merve Feryal
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherKonstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen
dc.relation.ispartofStudies in Linguistics, Culture and FLT
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_Scopus_20260420
dc.subjectBryony Lavery
dc.subjectcatharsis
dc.subjectFrozen
dc.subjectPostmodern theatre
dc.subjecttrauma representation
dc.titleINTERACTIVE REPRESENTATION OF TRAUMA IN POSTMODERN THEATRE: AUDIENCE AND CHARACTER INTERACTION IN BRYONY LAVERY'S FROZEN
dc.typeArticle

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