Cloud 9 Tickets
Opens 2nd November
Ghosts star Charlotte Ritchie leads Dominic Cooke's major revival of Caryl Churchill’s landmark play about colonialism, gender and power.
Cloud 9 in London
This major new revival of Caryl Churchill’s trailblazing play Cloud 9 comes to the National Theatre’s Lyttelton stage, on Bankside, for a strictly limited run. Olivier winner Dominic Cooke directs this landmark work from one of Britain's most important playwrights, about colonialism, gender, power and the legacy of empire, in an explosive new staging. With a cast featuring Ghosts and Fresh Meat star Charlotte Ritchie, this promises to be unmissable theatre - book your tickets!
What Is the Play Cloud 9 About?
Africa, during the Victorian era: patriarch and colonial administrator Clive, his wife, son, and servant each struggle to fit into the roles their society expects of them.
The action shifts to 1970s London, but only a short few years have gone by for the characters. The family must make sense of themselves in a world where the repercussions of Empire linger, and freedom calls out to them all.
The History of Cloud 9
One of Churchill’s most renowned works, Cloud 9 was first workshopped with the Joint Stock Theatre Company in the late 1970s, premiering at Dartington College of Arts, Devon, in February 1979. The play has since had several major revivals, including a premiere at the Royal Court starring Miriam Margolyes and a run off-Broadway in New York. Renowned for it’s gender bending, experimental form, and razor-sharp critique of societal norms, Cloud 9 has featured in the National Theatre's NT2000 poll of the 100 most significant plays of the 20th century and Time Out New York's list of the "best plays of all time".
The Cast of Cloud 9
Charlotte Ritchie leads the cast as Maud/Victoria. Ritchie is best known for her roles in long-running BBC sitcom Ghosts, Call the Midwife, Channel 4's Fresh Meat, and her appearance on comedy show Taskmaster.
- Ellen / Mrs Saunders / Lin - Rebecca Humphries
- Joshua / Gerry - Eloka Ivo
- Harry Bagley / Martin - Tom Mothersdale
- Maud / Victoria - Charlotte Ritchie
- Edward / Betty - Ellen Robertson
- Betty / Edward - Stuart Thompson
- Clive / Cathy - Sam Troughton
Cloud 9 National Theatre Creative Team
Dominic Cooke CBE directs. Cooke is a five-time Olivier winner and the former artistic director of the Royal Court Theatre. His credits include Follies, Mrs Warren's Profession starring Imelda Staunton, The Crucible starring Iain Glen, Clybourne Park, and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.
Cloud 9 is written by Caryl Churchill. Considered by many to be one of Britain’s greatest living playwrights, Churchill is best known for her plays Top Girls, Love and Information, and A Number. Churchill’s numerous accolades include an Olivier, an Obie Award, an Evening Standard Theatre Award and the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize for Playwrighting. She is an inductee of the American Theater Hall of Fame.
Tickets for Cloud 9 at the National Theatre
Caryl Churchill’s boundary-pushing, darkly comic satire comes to the National Theatre for a strictly limited run this winter. Exploding societal norms and exploring themes of colonial legacy, gender and power through a wryly farcical lens, Cloud 9 will turn how you think about theatre on its head. Starring Charlotte Ritchie and directed by Dominic Cooke, this is an unmissable revival of a modern classic - secure your tickets for Cloud 9 at the National Theatre’s Lyttelton stage today!
The appearance of any performer cannot be guaranteed and is always subject to illness, injury and statutory holiday entitlement.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Cloud 9 playing in London?
Cloud 9 is playing at the National Theatre - Lyttelton, National Theatre, Southbank, London, SE1 9PX.
Can I buy tickets for Cloud 9 at the box office?
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