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Elizabeth Gregory

Steve Coogan to star in Armando Iannucci’s stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove

Seven time BAFTA award-winner Steve Coogan will play several characters in the first ever stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove. The new play is opening at the Noël Coward Theatre in October next year.

The thrilling adaptation is coming from an all-star team, with Armando Iannucci co-adapting the film for the stage alongside writer and comedian Sean Foley, who recently directed Ben Elton’s Olivier-nominated 2020 stage play, The Upstart Crow. Foley is also directing.

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