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Set in a suburban English garden, Caryl Churchill’s play Escaped Alone (2016) alternates the gossip of four elderly female friends with monologues: three of the friends reveal crippling anxieties, while the fourth, Mrs. Jarrett, narrates a contradictory and sometimes absurd set of apocalypses in the past tense. The play’s surreal narrative critiques contemporary capitalist culture and uplifts aging women's often unheard voices. Topics include murder, phobias, and agoraphobia.