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"Headlock" is a non naturalistic play that covers many topics, themes and issues. Perhaps the most dominant of which, is isolation. The isolation a boy or man feels on an emotional level to his peers, the isolation of being locked away in prison, the isolation of losing your brother. Masculinity secondly, how masculinity is compared and shown off to peers, and the difference between the sexes. Another important theme is relationships. Isolation is heavily symbolized …

…as the young men toss and tumble around the stage, supporting each other in a graceful way. All the memories Shane has with his brothers, is of them doing predominately male things, such as graffiting and moshing at a rock concert. However, when the silence returns once more and the memory end, a softer side of Shane is seen as he lays in foetal position holding back tears. And his dead brother watches over him.