This study aims to analyse Escaped Alone by Caryl Churchill from an eco-socialist
perspective. The devastating consequences of the impairment of ecological balance
are considerably felt in the contemporary world, and several literary works are not
indifferent to current ecological predicaments that constitute an existential threat to
humanity. Escaped Alone is no exception, and the play presents potential ecological
and social risks awaiting humanity unless eco-indifferent capitalist practices are
halted. Accordingly, this essay examines the eco-catastrophic incidents such as
rockfalls, aridity, chemical leaks, pandemics, and unstoppable fires that ravage
both humans and nonhumans in Escaped Alone to discuss the role of the capitalist
system in ecological crises. After demonstrating the basic tenets of eco-socialism
by referring to noteworthy critics, the study displays how capitalism exacerbates
social inequality and devastates planetary resources by scrutinising the systematic
overexploitation of nature, the unlimited desire for profit, eco-indifferent mass
production and consumption processes, and humans’ lost bond with nature in the
play. It seeks to argue that ecological crises are not independent of socioeconomic
problems triggered by the capitalist system. Most importantly, it highlights that the
eco-catastrophic narration prevalent in the play not only enables the playwright to
demonstrate the source of ecological problems but also prompts the eco-indifferent
audience to gain eco-consciousness.