Photos by Will Alder

All By Myself

All By Myself explores the question, ‘Who are we without other people?’

This unusual solo show tells the story of one woman, alone in her apartment, but connected to the outside world through her popular YouTube account. At first she appears to be in the midst of a daily routine, but as she edits videos to send to her followers, she shows two very different sides of herself. Which ‘her’ is the real ‘her’? Does she know? And how far would she go to preserve her legacy?

Told with minimal dialogue, All By Myself reveals the difference between what we say and what we do, with a particular focus on how we present ourselves online. 

Premiered in October 2020 as part of Applecart Arts’ Dazed New World digital theatre festival

Concept and direction by Jessica Bickel-Barlow
Produced by Olivia Munk
Performed by Charlie Blandford
Movement Director: Lily Howkins​

★★★★ THE UPCOMING

“In the absence of any real human contact, the protagonist is connected to the outside world through only her online presence. The show fundamentally asks, “Who are we without other people?”