Join Amazon Prime and get unlimited Free One-Day Delivery. Already a member? Sign in.

Quantity:

More Buying Choices

50 used & new from �0.17

Have one to sell? Sell yours here

Share your own customer images

Search inside another edition of this book

Cloud Nine (Paperback)

by Caryl Churchill (Author) "Low bright sun ..." (more)

4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

RRP:	�8.99
Price:	�6.99 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
You Save:	�2.00 (22%)
	o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o

In stock.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk. Gift-wrap available.

Want guaranteed delivery by Wednesday, July 15? Choose Express delivery at checkout. See Details

24 new from �3.80 26 used from �0.17

Other Editions:	RRP:	Our Price:	Other Offers:
Paperback (New edition)	�8.25	�8.25	23 used & new from �2.40

Frequently Bought Together

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Waiting for Godot

by Samuel Beckett

3.7 out of 5 stars (22) �4.99

Gagarin Way

by Gregory Burke

3.5 out of 5 stars (2) �6.99

Look Back in Anger (Faber plays)

by John Osborne

3.5 out of 5 stars (2) �4.49

Translations (Faber Paperbacks)

by Brian Friel

3.9 out of 5 stars (15) �4.49

Eighteenth-Century Women Dramatists (Oxford World's Classics)

by Mary Pix

�5.49

› Explore similar items

Product details

Paperback: 80 pages
Publisher: Nick Hern Books; New edition edition (27 April 1989)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1854590901
ISBN-13: 978-1854590909
Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 1.2 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 128,584 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Customers Viewing This Page May Be Interested in These Sponsored Links

(What is this?)

Cloud Nine

www.cloudnine.org Your complete virtual IT system saving time, money and hassle!

Carpet & Underlay Sales

www.floor-site.com Many below trade price. Save �s Underlay delivery next day just �10

Clouds 9

Ask.com Find the Best Results for Clouds 9. Ask us!

Inside This Book (Learn More)
Browse and search another edition of this book.

First Sentence
Low bright sun. Read the first page

Explore More
Concordance

Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Excerpt | Back Cover

Suggested Tags from Similar Products

(What's this?)

Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)

samuel beckett(2)

complete beckett(1)

performing arts(1)

samuel(1)

alan bennet(1)

alan bennett(1)

plays(1)

gregory burke(1)

william shakespeare(1)

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

	90% buy the item featured on this page: Cloud Nine 4.0 out of 5 stars (2) �6.99
	4% buy Caryl Churchill - Plays: 1 - 'Owners', 'Traps', 'Vinegar Tom', 'Light Shining in Buckinghamshire', 'Cloud Nine' (Methuen World Classics): "Owners"; ... in Buckinghamshire"; "Cloud Nine" Vol 1 �14.24
	3% buy Dr Faustus based on the A text (New Mermaids) 3.5 out of 5 stars (6)
	2% buy Look Back in Anger (Faber plays) 3.5 out of 5 stars (2) �4.49

Explore similar items

Customer Reviews

2 Reviews

5 star:		(0)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

Average Customer Review

4.0 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews)

Share your thoughts with other customers:

Create your own review

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Highly charged political satire, very funny, 10 Mar 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Cloud Nine (Acting Edition) (Paperback)

Churchill's 'Cloud Nine' was a turning point in feminist theatre, a blend of both socialist satire and, at times, slapstick farce.
The first act is set in Colonial Africa in the late 19th Century, and brutally mocks the hypocritical Imperialists, with their (seemingly) rigid morals. This act looks at not only the double standards of Victorian culture, but at the effects of colonisation, and the overt sexism of our prudish ancestors. The second act moves the play on by 100 years, and the characters of the first act by 25 years, taking a look at how our attitudes to sex have changed; for example the homosexuality encountered in Act One as 'a disease more dangerous than diphtheria' is now acceptable.
This is certainly a good read - very funny and essential for anyone interested in modern drama, social satire or even feminism, but one can't help that this is a play which needs to be seen on stage rather than read. Firstly the visual jokes are lost - the prudish patriarch Clive disappearing under the skirt of independent lady Mrs Saunders, the fact that a woman is played by a man, a black servant by a white, and a young girl by a doll. The effects of the cross-gender cross-racial parts aren't nearly as funny off the stage, ditto many of the fabulous one-liners; 'You don't do it with the natives, Harry? My God, what a betrayal of the Queen.'
Churchill's play will, however, remain a masterpiece, and needs to be read by anyone with an interest in feminist theatre.

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very funny and thought provoking, 18 Jul 2004

By A Customer

A couple of months ago I was reading the other reviews of cloud nine, wondering whether or not to go and see a production of it at my local theatre. In the end I decided i would, and was glad I did.
Seen in the right way, Cloud nine is both thought provoking and very funny. It portrays some of the biggest taboos of modern society with wit and flare, such as adultery and homosexuality.
If you don't approach Cloud nine with an open mind it could be seen as offensive, crude and unnecessary but in fact it is a long hard look at society today.

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review

› See all 2 customer reviews...

.jsOffDisplayBlock { display: block; } .jsOffDisplayInline { display: inline; } .jsOffVisibility { visibility: visible; } .jsOnDisplayBlock { display: none; } .jsOnDisplayNoneBlock { display: block; } .jsOnDisplayNoneInline { display: inline; } .jsOnDisplayInline { display: none; } .jsOnVisibility { visibility: hidden; } .jsOnDisplayBlock { display: none; } .jsOnDisplayInline { display: none; } .jsOnVisibility { visibility: hidden; }

Customer Discussions

Beta (What's this?)

This product's forum (0 discussions)

	Discussion	Replies	Latest Post
	No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight

Start a new discussion

Topic:

First post:

Prompts for sign-in

[Cancel]

Guidelines

Listmania!

Countryside Classics: A list by Pulvers
english literature booklist - 1st year at anglia ruskin: A list by Amber Martin
Curious books set in the UK: A list by L. Clark "opheliaphillips"

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Books > Music, Stage & Screen > Performing Arts > Plays & Drama
Books > Poetry, Drama & Criticism > Drama

Feedback

Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.

The Body Shop

Protect and boost your glow with The Body Shop Vitamin C Skin Boost.

›Shop The Body Shop

More From Caryl Churchill

Top Girls (Student Editions)

Caryl Churchill: 'A dramatist who must surely be rated among the... Read more
£8.99 £6.69

We've Got Converse

Stock up on your favourite styles with great deals on Converse shoes.

›Shop Converse

Treat Someone

With an Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificate, you can get them what they want (even if you don't know what that is).

›Learn more about Gift Certificates

Where's My Stuff?

track your recent orders
view or change your orders in Your Account

Delivery and Returns

see our delivery rates and policies
thinking of returning an item? (See our Returns Policy)

Need Help?

Forgot your password?
Buy Gift Certificates.
still have questions? Visit our Help Pages

Your Recent History

(What's this?)

You have no recently viewed items or searches.

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.

Look to the right column to find helpful suggestions for your shopping session.

Continue Shopping: Top Sellers

The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson

4.5 out of 5 stars (73)�3.86

Breaking Dawn (Twilight Saga) by Stephenie Meyer

4.1 out of 5 stars (462)�6.49

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

4.1 out of 5 stars (164)�3.99

The Host by Stephenie Meyer

4.2 out of 5 stars (80)�3.86


Amazon Home

International Sites: United States \| Germany \| France \| Japan \| Canada \| China

Business Programs: Sell on Amazon \| Fulfilment by Amazon \| Join Associates \| Join Advantage

Customer Service \| Help \| View Basket \| Your Account

About Amazon.co.uk \| Careers at Amazon


Amazon Home

International Sites: United States \| Germany \| France \| Japan \| Canada \| China

Business Programs: Sell on Amazon \| Fulfilment by Amazon \| Join Associates \| Join Advantage

Customer Service \| Help \| View Basket \| Your Account

About Amazon.co.uk \| Careers at Amazon