The Art of Uncertainty: A Scrutiny in Theatre of Michael Frayn

Midia Mohammadi

Vol-6,Issue-3,May - June 2021

Author: Midia Mohammadi

Keywords: Uncertainty, Interdisciplinary Study, Textual Fluidity, Micheal Frayn.

Abstract: The central idea upon which plays of Micheal Frayn are established is that a text or event is reborn and reconstructed every time it is recited or recalled. He sublimated history, physics, and various dramatic techniques into splendid drama to reflect upon the dilemmas thrown to the human in today’s world of indeterminacy. It will be explored how Frayn has plied ‘uncertainty principle’ to drama with a distance from Becket and Brecht by analyzing three plays. Furthermore, his expressed perspective on the Brechtian notion of the ‘alienation effect’ is discussed. The plays chosen for this article areNoises Off (1982), Audience (1991), and Copenhagen (1998).

Article Info: Received: 02 Apr 2021; Received in revised form: 03 May 2021; Accepted: 28 May 2021; Available online: 11 Jun 2021

DOI: 10.22161/ijels.63.33