Manchester Theatre News & Reviews
In Conversation with DANIELLE HENRY discussing Escaped Alone & What If If Only at the Royal Exchange
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We chatted to Danielle Henry who is starring in What If If Only, a short play, part of a double-bill coming to the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester on February 7th to March 8th 2025.
Director Sarah Frankcom returns to the Exchange with two short plays by Caryl Churchill, brought together in one evening of theatre.
Escaped Alone
“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.
What If If Only
“Make me happen”
Your partner’s died, could things have been different?
Director Sarah Frankcom said…
“I’m thrilled to be stepping into the worlds of these extraordinary plays in which Churchill so brilliantly explodes the domestic and the apocalyptic. It shouldn’t feel radical to put female characters over seventy years old centre stage but it still does. Churchill’s ESCAPED ALONE celebrates the emotional and intellectual dexterity that only older actresses can bring to live performance. WHAT IF IF ONLY is epic in its ideas and audaciously distilled in its form – a brilliant challenge for any director. I can’t wait to get started.”
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Karen Ryder asks the questions.
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