Frames of violence and recent history in Simon Stephens' Motortown

British theatre is renowned for tackling topical, red-hot events pertaining to immediate history: the war in Iraq, instance, prompted swift and diverse responses from playwrights. The representation of recent history will be analysed this paper through torture, more specifically Abu Ghraib scandal, Simon Stephens’s Motortown (2006). Written during 7/7 bombings London, play permeated with sense horror associated against terror Iraq: it blurs line between frontlines home front, as Danny, a former squaddie, re-enacts on soil acts torture inflicted prisoners Ghraib. This show how, drawing In-Yer-Face aesthetics, playwright subverts framing reflects anti-war movement.