Cloud Nine by Caryl Churchill

Caryl Churchill’s Cloud Nine is a two-act classic about sexual and colonial power. Act One is set in Victorian colonial Africa, where Clive’s strict patriarchal household hides tangled affairs and repression; roles are deliberately cross-cast, with Betty played by a man and the son Edward by a woman. Act Two jumps to 1979 London, but the characters have aged only 25 years. Freed from old constraints, they explore new relationships and identities, though echoes of the past persist.

Content Warning: Intersectional discrimination including sexism, racism, colonialism, homophobia; depictions of gun violence; sexual abuse of a child.

After their acclaimed production of Pinter's The Birthday Party, Postbox Productions return to present Caryl Churchill's most loved play.

Previous praise for Postbox Productions:

'The directors are scrupulous in every detail' - The Cherwell

'The Birthday Party is an excellent production that keeps its audience engaged, wondering, and brimming with questions and discussion' - The Oxford Blue

'Directed with apparently effortless precision' - President's Husband Reviews