Synopsis
Escaped Alone
Published by Nick Hern Books
0 Male 4 Female
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"I'm walking down the street and there's a door in the fence open and inside there are three women I've seen before"
The play has four lead roles for women in their sixties and seventies
Three old friends
Vi, an ex-hairdresser with a criminal past
Sally, who worked in medicine and fears cats
And Lena, who has agoraphobia
And neighbour Mrs Jarrett
Who has visions of apocalypse and catastrophe
"There is something very interesting in the fact that Caryl has written a play for four women within her age range. The thing I find incredible is its dramatic simplicity ... it is deeply domestic yet within that the form is one of the most challenging things you will ever read" ~ Vicky Featherstone, artistic director of the Royal Court
REVIEWS
"5 Stars ... A menacing, joyous, brilliant return ... it's hard to imagine you'll come across a more brilliant play this year' ~ Time Out
"5 Stars ... A magnificent show which demands repeated viewing to reveal its full richness" ~ The Arts Desk
"This is Churchill at her best" ~ Guardian
"Probably her funniest play to date" ~ Whatsonstage
"Britain's greatest living playwright" ~ Independent
Premiered Royal Court Theatre, London, January 21, 2016