Some of the best entertainment in 2014 and 2015 featured stories about people living extremely solitary lives. A boy with special needs, a stranded astronaut, and a captive woman raising her young son, won major entertainment awards this past year. Lucky for you, you can still catch these performances in 2016.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

“The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” is about a teenage boy whose emotional challenges and autism leave him with few companions. The show was an immediate hit, with The New York Times writer Ben Brantley saying that it is one of the most immersive plays and that viewers should be prepared to have their emotional and sensory buttons pushed.

“The Curious Incident” won five Tony Awards in 2015, including Best New Play and Best Direction. Associated Press critic Jennifer Farrar called describes the experience of the play as charming, intricate and dynamic. She says it is a “swirling, beautifully kaleidoscopic series of scenes” that illustrate the confusion Christopher feels as he tries to understand the world around him. The play also won Tony awards for Best Set Design and Best Lighting. Alex Sharp, who played Christopher during the play’s initial run, won Best Lead Actor.

“The Curious Incident” gave its 500th Broadway performance in December 2015 and is running strong in 2016. If you choose to treat yourself to this intelligent and thoughtful play, be sure to get your tickets from a reliable source like Telecharge.

The Revenant

A revenant is a person who returns from the dead. “The Revenant,” a tale of a returned, presumably dead settler from the sparse Great Plains won the Golden Globe for Best Drama. Star Leonardo DiCaprio won Best Actor in the category and director Alejandro González Iñárritu won overall Best Director of a Motion Picture.

“The Revenant” is based on a true story from 1823, when white settlers were just starting to venture into the Great Plains. Shot in virgin territory in Canada and Argentina, it delivers a “brilliant, crystalline look,” according to The New York Times writer Manohla Dargis. She wrote, “Welcome to Paradise. Now prepare to fall.”

The Martian

It’s hard to find the prospect of being stranded on another planet amusing. Still, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association awarded the “The Martian” the Golden Globe for Best Musical or Comedy. Matt Damon, who TimeOut New York says brings “optimism, nerd-itude and a touch of crazy to his character’s solo ordeal,” won Best Actor in the category for his portrayal of a marooned astronaut.

Room

Two captives — a kidnapped young woman and her son, conceived through rape in captivity — are entirely cut off from the outside world in “Room.“ The Atlantic claims that the two main characters captivate the audience because they are each other’s whole world. While the room itself is as much of a character as the other actors, Brie Larson won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama.

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