"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 with the use of the wrestling ring around the stage. …
