Tom Mothersdale

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: A Doll’s House starring Romola Garai at the Almeida

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By Neil Durham

WORTH A LOOK?: *****

WHEN?: Saturday 4 April, opens 8 April and runs through 23 May 2026 RUNTIME: 150 minutes (including a 20-minute interval)

We had tickets to see Jessica Chastain in Jamie Lloyd’s version of this Ibsen classic before Covid hit in 2020 and sadly it never made it to the Playhouse Theatre in London although it did run on Broadway.

  • Read on for reasons including how rather than being in miniature this Doll’s House construction is a gigantic must-see
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