Escaped Alone

Event location: The Royal Court Theatre. Ongoing event.

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.

Three old friends and a neighbour. A summer of afternoons in the back yard. Tea and catastrophe.

Caryl Churchill returns to the Royal Court with this new play directed by James Macdonald.

Design by Miriam Buether, lighting by Peter Mumford and sound by Christopher Shutt.

Caryl Churchill's previous work for the Royal Court Theatre includes Ding Dong The Wicked; Love and Information; Seven Jewish Children; Drunk Enough To Say I Love You?; A Number; Far Away; Blue Heart; Serious Money; Top Girls and Cloud Nine. Recent revivals of Churchill's plays include The Skriker (Royal Exchange) and Light Shining In Buckinghamshire plus new play Here We Go (National).

James Macdonald's previous work for the Royal Court Theatre includes The Wolf From The Door, Circle Mirror Transformation, Love And Information (and off-Broadway), Cock, Drunk Enough To Say I Love You?, Blasted and the European and US tours of Sarah Kane's 4.48 Psychosis . He was Associate Director at the Royal Court 1992-2007. Other recent work includes The Father (Theatre Royal Bath, Tricycle and West End), Exiles (National) and Glengarry Glen Ross (West End).

How Does It Work?

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Where do I go?

Jerwood Theatre Downstairs

The Royal Court is directly adjacent to Sloane Square Underground Station.

Sloane Square is served by the District and Circle lines. Please check www.tfl.gov.uk for full travel updates and alerts.

The Royal Court is also a short walk from Victoria station. Walking directions can be found in the attachments on the left of this page.

Suitable For Children

Age guidance 14+

Cancellation Policy

No refunds after purchase.