Dr Strangelove
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Noel Coward Theatre
85-88 St Martin's Ln, Covent Garden, London WC2N 4AP, United Kingdom London
Steve Coogan stars in the first ever adaption of Stanley Kubrick’s iconic Dr. Strangelove, as the world premiere stage production prepares for a strictly limited run at London’s Noël Coward Theatre from 8 October 2024.
This jet-black comedy masterpiece, about a rogue U.S. General who triggers a nuclear crisis, is brought to the stage by acclaimed, BAFTA and Emmy Award winner Armando Iannucci and Olivier Award winner Sean Foley, in an explosively funny satire of mutually assured destruction.
Coogan, who will play multiple roles in the production, said: “The idea of putting Dr Strangelove on stage is daunting. A huge responsibility. It’s also an exciting challenge, an opportunity to bring this timeless classic to a new audience. Knowing that I will be part of a creative team led by Sean Foley and Armando Iannucci means I will be working with the best people. Sean is a master of stage comedy and Armando and I started working with each other over 30 years ago. We made some memorable comedy together so it’s great to be collaborating with him once again.”
__Assisted Performances__
Audio Described Performance - Thursday 21st November 7.30pm
Captioned Performance - Thursday 28th November 7.30pm
BSL Signed Performance - Thurday 5th December 7.30pm
Dr Strangelove - - West End Cast
FEATURED REVIEWS FOR Dr Strangelove
Steve Coogan scores a quadruple cold war coup
6 / 10
The script sometimes glints with the humorous intelligence of Iannucci’s The Thick of It (there is great war jargon with words like “pre-taliate”). At other times, however, it is pedestrian or soft in its satire. This might be because the adaptation follows the film so faithfully that it feels dated, the stakes low. In the 1960s, the Cuban missile crisis had terrified the world and the film exposed the lunacy of the mutually assured destruction theory. This story’s absurdist slide into nuclear war contains a historic fear for a present world in which warfare seems surreptitiously conducted through AI and social media disinformatio
Comes off as more of spoof than a satire
8 / 10
There is a great deal of silliness and some very funny running gags, and if possible, the characters seem even more exaggerated than in the original. Steve Coogan takes on the multiple roles played by the unforgettable Peter Sellers (Dr. Strangelove, Captain Mandrake and President Muffley), and he also adds that of Major TJ Kong to his repertoire, a character which Sellers ended up not playing in the original film. Coogan's versatility is impressive, and while he manages to individuate each of these personae, it is his performance as the ex-Nazi scientist, Dr. Strangelove, that really stands out. As the blustering and belligerent General Ripper, who orders the crazy pre-emptive nuclear strike because he thinks that water fluoridation has been polluting his bodily fluids, John Hopkins also puts in a wonderfully over-the-top performance.
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