Escaped Alone

lacasadargilla & Piccolo Teatro

By Caryl Churchill

Directed by Lisa Ferlazzo Natoli

“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 UK premiere of a new production of Caryl Churchill’s visionary short play Escaped Alone, by acclaimed Italian companies lacasadargilla and Piccolo Teatro.

lacasadargilla sold out at The Coronet Theatre last year with Churchill’s Heart’s Desire, “an enticing and peculiarly profound hour” – The Guardian

In a quiet suburban garden, three old friends sit together, talking of neighbours, cats, and small regrets. A neighbour is invited in and darker secrets emerge, punctured by unseen horrors beyond the fence.

Balancing on the edge between the familiar and the catastrophic, its fractured conversations reveal both the absurdity and fragility of modern life.

“Caryl Churchill’s magnificent play unleashes an intricate, elliptical, acutely female view of the apocalypse. Revolutionary.” ★★★★★ – The Observer

In this new production Churchill’s vision and razor-sharp text is reimagined through a distinctly Italian lens – one that blends theatre, video, and soundscape to create an experience that feels both domestic and otherworldly. 

Caryl Churchill has influenced generations of writers. One of Europe’s greatest playwrights, she puts experimentation with verbal communication at the heart of her work. From Top Girls to Cloud Nine and Serious Money, her works have continuously inspired theatre companies across the globe.

At once poetic and political, this contemporary classic remains one of Churchill’s most daringly original works.

Presented in Italian with English surtitles.

Written by: Caryl Churchill

Translation: Monica Capuani

A project by: lacasadargilla

Directed by: Lisa Ferlazzo Natoli and Alessandro Ferroni

Cast: Caterina Carpio, Tania Garribba, Arianna Gaudio, Alice Palazzi

Dramaturg: Margherita Mauro

Soundscapes and scenic concept: Alessandro Ferroni

Movement dramaturgy: Marta Ciappina

Set design: Marco Rossi and Francesca Sgariboldi

Visual environment / image dramaturgy: Maddalena Parise

Lighting dramaturgy: Luigi Biondi

Costumes: Anna Missaglia

Research assistance: Marco d’Agostin

Assistant director: Matteo Finamore

Production: Piccolo Teatro di Milano – Teatro d’Europa, Teatro di Roma – Teatro Nazionale