Sam Troughton

THEATRE REVIEW: Cloud 9 starring Sam Troughton, Tom Mothersdale, Charlotte Ritchie & Stuart Thompson at the Lyttelton, National Theatre

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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
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THEATRE REVIEW: Juniper Blood at Donmar Warehouse by Mike Bartlett

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By Neil Durham

WORTH A LOOK?: *****

WHEN? Tuesday 19 August, opens 26 August and runs through 4 October 2025 RUNTIME: 165 minutes (including 2 intervals)

What do you get if you cross the desire for self-sufficiency of TV’s The Good Life with the farming techniques of wilding and regeneration seen in Clarkson’s Farm?

  • Read on for reasons including how this is 1 of the most interesting plays 1 of this country’s most celebrated writers has yet penned
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