Friday 4th April 7pm Tickets £10
Dr. Strangelove (NT Live Production)
Directed by Sean Foley | Starring Steve Coogan
The classic Cold War satire gets a bold and brilliant stage reimagining in this National Theatre Live production of Dr. Strangelove. Based on Stanley Kubrick’s legendary 1964 film and co-adapted by BAFTA-winning comedian and writer Armando Iannucci (The Thick of It, Veep), this razor-sharp theatrical adaptation is both a thrilling spectacle and a biting political comedy for our times.
When a deranged US general launches a nuclear attack on the Soviet Union without presidential approval, a frantic scramble unfolds in the Pentagon’s War Room to avert total annihilation. As military brass, politicians, and one terrifyingly eccentric ex-Nazi scientist vie for control, the absurdity of mutually assured destruction becomes terrifyingly real—and darkly hilarious.
Leading a powerhouse cast, Steve Coogan (Alan Partridge, Philomena) plays multiple roles, including the unhinged General Jack D. Ripper, the fumbling President Muffley, and the iconic Dr. Strangelove himself. With inventive staging, whip-smart dialogue, and striking visual effects, the production channels Kubrick’s chilling brilliance while offering fresh satirical insight into our modern geopolitical fears.
Dr. Strangelove is a wickedly funny and disturbingly relevant theatrical experience—a high-stakes farce where the fate of humanity hangs in the balance, and laughter is the only sane response. Broadcast live from the Noël Coward Theatre in London, this is theatre—and cinema—at its most explosive.
See you Friday 4th April. Bar, Mulled Wine, Teas and Ice Creams as usual! The Cinema Team