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National Theatre Live: Dr. Strangelove

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Seven-time BAFTA Award-winner Steve Coogan plays four roles in the world premiere 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.
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Critics Reviews

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Sandra Hall Sydney Morning Herald Filmed theatre is a strange hybrid. No matter how artfully it’s shot, it leaves you feeling rather remote from the action. Nonetheless, Strangelove is, in essence, so overblown that theatricality is all part of the experience. Rated: 3.5/5 Apr 28, 2025 Full Review John McDonald johnmcdonald.net.au This stage version is a curiosity, a nostalgia trip, with sufficient connection to our present-day anxieties to give it a sense of relevance. Apr 25, 2025 Full Review Jim Schembri jimschembri.com It’s a fair bet that the more you love the movie, the more you’ll dislike this bloated misfire...lugubrious, flatulent...And where the heck is Miss Foreign Affairs? How could they have even considered adapting the film without her luminous presence? Rated: 1.5/5 Apr 24, 2025 Full Review Julian Wood FILMINK (Australia) … a tribute band playing accurate covers but only serving to remind us of the gap between this and the original. Rated: 10/20 Apr 24, 2025 Full Review Stephen A. Russell ScreenHub While some of the cinematic scale of the story is lost, the theatre craft is top-notch ... this Coogan-led take on Dr. Strangelove might not swoop and soar as spectacularly as the Kubrick, but it’s no bomb. Apr 23, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Michele Steve Coogan was great. Fun to see the play. Hope it comes here. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/13/25 Full Review T Steve Coogan is great Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/01/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Sean Foley

Director

Steve Coogan

Actor

Oliver Alvin-Wilson

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Dharmesh Patel

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Giles Terera

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John Hopkins

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Synopsis Seven-time BAFTA Award-winner Steve Coogan plays four roles in the world premiere 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.
Director
Sean Foley
Producer
Patrick Myles, David Luff
Screenwriter
Armando Iannucci, Stanley Kubrick, Terry Southern, Peter George
Distributor
National Theatre Live
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 27, 2025, Limited
Runtime
2h 50m