Steve Coogan is to take the role of Dr Strangelove in a new West End adaptation of the Kubrick dark comedy classic, subtitled: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.
The adaptation, by Armando Iannucci and Giles Foley will open at the Noel Coward theatre on October 8.
Olivier award winning Giles Terera will take the part of General Buck Turgison, the United States Chief of Staff, in the comic re enactment of a Cold War nuclear stand off.
Steve Coogan 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.”
Sean Foley said: “I’m thrilled that Giles Terera will be playing General ‘Buck’ Turgidson in our production of Dr Strangelove. An Olivier Award winner for Hamilton, Giles was also in the original casts of Avenue Q and The Book of Mormon – he is a truly amazing actor who combines dramatic heft, musicality, and superb comedic flair. His extraordinary skills are perfect for Stanley Kubrick’s ’nightmare comedy’, and I’m excited and delighted that we will be working together for the first time on this serious yet hilarious show.”
Giles 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.”
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