Cloud 9 tickets
About Cloud 9
Don’t miss Cloud 9, Caryl Churchill’s satirical modern classic about gender, sexuality, and imperial power at the National Theatre. Book Cloud 9 tickets on TodayTix.
Cloud 9 is a play that starts the audience off in Victorian colonial Africa, where Clive is determined to keep his household operating according to his rules and his rules alone–those expected of a respectable British family. But his wife, children, servant, and even his friends are struggling to hold their identities with the relationships society has forced them to accept.
But suddenly, everything changes. The play jumps forward 100 years to London in the 1970s, though its characters have only aged 25 years. With social attitudes changing around them, they are given the opportunity to openly question the people they’ve been told they must be.
Rebecca Humphries, Eloka Ivo, Tom Mothersdale, Charlotte Ritchie, Ellen Robertson, Stuart Thompson, and Sam Troughton form the ensemble, switching roles across the two acts.
Know before you go
Please note: Latecomers may not be admitted.
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Start date
2nd November, 2026
End date
13th January, 2027
Cloud 9 cast and creative team
By: Caryl Churchill
Director: Dominic Cooke
Cast list: Rebecca Humphries, Eloka Ivo, Tom Mothersdale, Charlotte Richie, Ellen Robertson, Stuart Thompson, Sam Troughton
Sets: Miriam Buether
Costumes: Samuel Wyer
Lighting: Jessica Hung Han Yun
Sound: Donato Wharton
Venue
Lyttelton Theatre
Directions
Location: National Theatre
Railway station: Waterloo
Bus numbers: (Waterloo Road) 1, 4, 26, 59, 68, 76, 139, 168, 171, 172, 176, 188, 243, 341, 521, RV1, X68
Night bus numbers: (Waterloo Road) 139, 176, 188, 243, 341, N1, N68, N76, N171, N343
Car park: National Theatre, Upper Ground (1min)
Directions from tube: (10mins) Follow signs for exits to the South Bank. This should lead you to an underground pedestrian passage called ‘Sutton Walk’ that emerges at the South Bank. Turn right and walk along the river Thames until you see the National Theatre.
More information about Cloud 9
Cloud 9 in London first premiered in 1979 at Dartington College of Arts before a Joint Stock Theatre Company and Royal Court production reached the Royal Court that March. The original company included performers such as Antony Sher and Miriam Margolyes.
Churchill expertly built the play around deliberately unconventional casting choices – with the original text having performers cross boundaries of gender and race within the first act before their roles were rearranged again after the century jump, using casting to expose the identities society expects its characters to perform.
The play later reached Off-Broadway in 1981 in a production directed by Tommy Tune and became a major New York success, running for more than two years.
For this National Theatre revival, Dominic Cooke directs the show, reuniting with Churchill, while Miriam Buether designs the set, Samuel Wyer creates the costumes, Jessica Hung Han Yun provides lighting, and Donato Wharton designs sound.
What to watch for
- Cloud 9 opened in March 1979 as a co-production with Joint Stock Theatre Company.
- Tommy Tune has won ten Tony Awards, including for Best Direction of a Musical, Best Choreography, and the Lifetime Achievement Award.
- Cloud 9 won Churchill an Obie Award in 1982.
- The New York production opened on 18 May 1981 at Lucille Lortel’s Theatre de Lys.
Upcoming performances
Frequently asked questions
What is Cloud 9 about?
Don’t miss Cloud 9, Caryl Churchill’s satirical modern classic about gender, sexuality, and empirical power at the National Theatre.
Who is the writer of Cloud 9?
The writer of Cloud 9 is Caryl Churchill.
Who is the director of Cloud 9?
Dominic Cooke is the director of Cloud 9.
Who stars in Cloud 9?
Cloud 9 stars Rebecca Humphries, Eloka Ivo, Tom Mothersdale, Charlotte Richie, Ellen Robertson, Stuart Thompson, Sam Troughton.
How long is Cloud 9 on for?
Tickets for Cloud 9 are available through 13 January 2027 — check the calendar for the latest availability.
Is Cloud 9 playing in the West End or Off-West End?
Cloud 9 is Off West End.
How do you get tickets for Cloud 9?
Check the top of this page for current availability on Cloud 9 tickets on TodayTix.
How much are tickets for Cloud 9?
Cloud 9 tickets start at £23.
Is Cloud 9 good?
Cloud 9 takes an inventive approach to some integral questions about who gets to define the lines of identity and freedom. With Dominic Cooke directing a versatile ensemble through Churchill’s shifting world, this revival gives audiences the chance to see a funny and provocative production that has plenty to say.
