Dr Strangelove

A screening of the world premiere London stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s comedy masterpiece, Dr. Strangelove.

This explosively funny satire, about a rogue U.S General who triggers a nuclear attack, is led by a world-renowned creative team including Emmy Award-winner Armando Iannucci and Olivier Award-winner Sean Foley, with seven-time BAFTA Award-winner Steve Coogan playing four roles.

***** “A masterful recreation of sublime comic acting.” Broadway World

**** “Impressive staging peppered with sensationally unhinged performances” Daily Mail

**** “Steve Coogan shines as brilliantly absurd comic characters” The Stage

The Dr. Strangelove cast includes Steve Coogan (Dr Strangelove, President Merkin Muffley, Group Captain Lionel Mandrake, Major TJ Kong), Giles Terera (General Turgidson), John Hopkins (General Jack D Ripper), Ben Turner (Colonel Bat Guano) and Penny Ashmore (Vera Lynn).

The original 1964 film of Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, starred Peter Sellers in multiple roles and was Stanley Kubrick’s landmark Cold War farce. It became a film classic and is considered to be one of the greatest film comedies of all time.