THEATRE REVIEW: Cloud 9 starring Sam Troughton, Tom Mothersdale, Charlotte Ritchie & Stuart Thompson at the Lyttelton, National Theatre
WORTH A LOOK?: ****1/2
WHEN?: Wednesday 11 November 2026 and runs through 13 January 2027 RUNTIME: 165 minutes (including a 30-minute interval)
Caryl Churchill’s most recent play – Triumph at the Almeida – lasted 20 minutes and this revival of 1 of her best loved works from 1979 has an interval which is 10 minutes longer.
- Read on for reasons including including how we absolutely loved its sweary complexity, inhibition and unwillingness to be bound by traditional form
