Dr. Strangelove
Seven-time BAFTA Award winner Steve Coogan stars in the first ever adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s iconic Dr. Strangelove.
‘Dr. Strangelove has a blast in this thermonuclear madness’
★★★★ The Daily Mail
This 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.
Based on the Motion Picture directed by Stanley Kubrick
Screenplay by Stanley Kubrick, Terry Southern and Peter George
Based on the book “Red Alert” by Peter George
Book tickets: drstrangelove.com
★★★★★ Broadway World
‘Steve Coogan excels’
★★★★ Daily Mail
‘Dr. Strangelove has a blast in this thermonuclear madness’
‘A tautly realised homage to the original’
‘Impressive staging peppered with sensationally unhinged performances’
‘A tour de (armed) force for Coogan’
‘Sean Foley's finely drilled production is a work of military efficiency’
★★★★ Daily Express
'Steve Coogan triumphs in Kubrick's Cold War satire’
★★★★ The Stage
‘Steve Coogan shines in Kubrick’s anti-war masterpiece’
‘Giles Terera channels a fascinatingly chaotic energy'
'John Hopkins grows more visibly unhinged with every scene. Chillingly recognisable'
‘Steve Coogan scores a quadruple cold war coup’
'Steve Coogan is remarkable'
Guardian
'Steve Coogan is terrific’
'John Hopkins’ General Ripper feels frighteningly familiar'
Financial Times
'Steve Coogan is stellar'
'The humour is evergreen with ingenious wordplay and sickly surrealism'
Independent
‘Steve Coogan steals the show’
The Times
‘Giles Terera is delightful as flamboyant General Turgidson’
Time Out
‘Steve Coogan impresses and plays all four main characters with aplomb’
Daily Telegraph
‘Coogan is bang on the button in this timely revival of Kubrick’s classic nuke comedy’
‘Coogan is priceless’
‘In this new age of anxiety about the bomb... go see and feel better.’
Jewish Chronicle
‘Swift-moving, shockingly funny, and staged with flawless style. A glorious production’
‘Coogan is extraordinary’
‘John Hopkins’ huge, magnificent, cigar-chomping lunatic Ripper.’
Libby Purves, Theatre Cat
★★★★ London Theatre
'Steve Coogan is hysterical in an explosively funny satire about the end of the world'
★★★★★ Far Out Magazine
'Coogan and Iannucci live up to the legacy of Kubrick. 'A laugh-a-minute show'
★★★★★ Theatre & Tonic
'A revelation and one of the best new shows in London'
'The entire cast is superb. An incredibly impressive piece of work'
★★★★ The Upcoming
'Mission accomplished'
★★★★ Londonist
'An explosive nuclear war comedy'
★★★★ West End Best Friend
'Giles Terera uses his physicality to perfection'
'A sensationally silly show that brings the dark humour and terrifying truths of a Cold War classic to a new generation'
★★★★ London Theatre Reviews
‘A very strong cast bring buckets of laughter to the audience’
★★★★ Beyond the Joke
‘Lots of laughs, ingenious set-pieces and punchy dialogue’
‘Apocalypse Wow’
‘Coogan makes Dr Strangelove a classic production, mixing hard-hitting satire with knockabout humour’
‘A genuinely brilliant performance from Coogan’
The Reviews Hub
‘If Armageddon’s this much fun, bring on the bombs.’
‘The sets are jaw dropping, the energy phenomenal and the laugh rate about as high as a B-52 over Moscow.’
Spy in the Stalls
Presented by Patrick Myles and David Luff
in association with Tulchin Bartner Productions and Playful Productions
