- Venue Noël Coward Theatre, London
- Performance dates Booking to 25 January 2025
- Running time 2 hours 15mins (including interval)
- Age guidelines 14+
Stanley Kubrick’s iconic film Dr. Strangelove is brought to life on stage in London’s West End.
BAFTA Award winning actor Steve Coogan (Alan Partridge) as Dr Strangelove and Olivier Award-winner Giles Terera (Hamilton) as General Buck Turgidson, star in the first ever adaptation of the legendary film-maker’s work.
This jet-black comedy masterpiece, about a rogue U.S. General who triggers a nuclear crisis, is co-adapted by acclaimed, BAFTA and Emmy Award winner Armando Iannucci (VEEP, The Thick Of It, Death of Stalin), and co-adapted and directed by Olivier Award winner Sean Foley.
What would happen if the wrong person pushed the wrong button? Don’t miss this explosively funny comedy of mutually assured destruction!
Dr. Strangelove is playing at the Noel Coward Theatre from 8 October 2024 to 25 January 2025.
This jet-black comedy masterpiece, about a rogue U.S. General who triggers a nuclear crisis, is an explosively funny satire of mutually assured destruction.
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Performance Information
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Stars and Creatives
Who is in the cast of Dr. Strangelove?
Starring Steve Coogan as Dr Strangelove, President Merkin Muffley, Group Captain Lionel Mandrake and Major TJ Kong; and, Giles Terera as General Buck Turgisdon.
Cast includes: John Hopkins as General Jack D. Ripper, Oliver Alvin-Wilson as Jefferson,Penny Ashmore as Vera Lynn, Ben Deery as General Staines, Richard Dempsey as Frank, Mark Hadfield as Faceman, Tony Jayawardena as Russian Ambassador Bakov, Dharmesh Patel as Lincoln and Ben Turner as Colonel Bat Guano. Completing the cast: Tom Kelsey, Daniel Norford, Adam Sina, Alex Stoll and Mabli Gwynne.
Who are the creative team of Dr. Strangelove?
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.
Co-adapted for the stage by Armando Iannucci and Sean Foley.
Directed by Sean Foley; Set & Costume Designer Hildegard Bechtler; Lighting Designer Jessica Hung Han Yun; Sound Designer & Composer Ben & Max Ringham; Projection Designer Akhila Krishnan; Casting Director Amy Ball CDG; Production Manager Chris Hay; Associate Director Dewi Johnson; Associate Costume Designer & Costume Supervisor Laura Hunt; Associate Lighting Designer Lucy Adams; Casting Associate Arthur Carrington; Sound System Designer Sam Clarkson for Sound Quiet Time; Wigs & Make Up Supervisor Kate Elizabeth; and Props Supervisor Chris Marcus and Jonathan Hall for Marcus Hall Props.
Dr. Strangelove is produced by Patrick Myles and David Luff, Tulchin Bartner Productions, Playful Productions, Barbara Broccoli, Jean Doumanian, Alexander “Sandy” Marshall, Playing Field, Mark Puddle, Trafalgar Theatre Productions and in association with Wild Yak. Jonathan Cameron is the Executive Producer for the Stanley Kubrick Estate.
Important Notes
Content warning: The performance contains some flashing lights and gunshots, use of replica guns, haze, bad language and smoking onstage.
Venue Information
Noël Coward Theatre , St Martin's Lane, London, WC2N 4AA
Nearest Tube or Train: Leicester Square (Northern line, Piccadilly line)
Nearest Buses: 24, 29, 176
Critics' reviews of Dr. Strangelove
★★★★ "Steve Coogan triumphs in Kubrick's Cold War satire" - Express
★★★★ "Steve Coogan displays impeccable comic timing" - The Stage
"Steve Coogan is stellar" - The Independent
"Steve Coogan is remarkable" - The Guardian




















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