Steve Coogan’s Dr. Strangelove extends its run
As adapted by Armando Iannucci andSean Foley
Steve Coogan’s stage version of Dr. Strangelove has extended its West End run for five weeks.
The first theatrical version of Stanley Kubrick’s classic satirical movie opens at the Noël Coward Theatre in London on October 8 and will now finish on January 25.
Armando Iannucci and acclaimed director Sean Foley have adapted the original screenplay for the stage with Coogan, playing multiple roles – as Peter Sellers did in the original.
He 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.’
It has also been announced that Giles Terera – who has won an Olivier award for playing Aaron Burr in Hamilton – will play the role of General Buck Turgidson, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as placed by George C. Scott in the 1964 film.
Terera said: 'Part of the excitement of doing this project was getting to work with really great people; and the gentlemen who are putting this particular project together operate at the highest level – in terms of their craft of storytelling, comedy, satire and telling really entertaining stories about really consequential subject matters in an entertaining and humorous way.’
Tickets for the show are available here.
Published: 19 Jun 2024
