Reviews

Escaped Alone by Caryl Churchill

carolette111's review

challenging funny reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

carolette111's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75

sophiecopple's review

challenging mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

_el__'s review

adventurous informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

saff24's review

challenging fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

cbevan24's review against another edition

3.0

Characters sounded very alike. Not as easy to follow as it would have been in the theatre.

dkrane's review against another edition

5.0

The most inventive I've seen her been with dialogue.

Tripping af. Cat monologue is hysterical.

Edit: 3/23/20 re-read. Well, this reads differently in the middle of a pandemic! She's as good as it gets for a playwright, combining banal family horror with gargantuan fears of modern life in wildly innovative form. Every play takes bold new risks. The thing that hits home most right now about Escaped Alone is the everyday nature of it—the apocalypse happens (maybe) and what do we do? We sip tea in our backyards as the world crumbles. We sing. We make jokes. We maybe die. And there's a lot of rage. Brilliant.

juliannemae's review

fast-paced

3.0

saddermachine's review

challenging dark fast-paced

3.25

alccx__'s review

challenging dark lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0