NT Live – Dr. Strangelove artwork. A close-up image of Steve Coogan in costume, wearing glasses and a shirt and tie with his left hand held below his face. Text reads: ‘National Theatre Live. Steve Coogan in Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove. Co-adapted by Armando Iannucci. Co-adapted & directed by Sean Foley.’

National Theatre Live presents

NT 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.

NT Live is theatre filmed in front of a live audience, bringing the best of British Theatre to Exeter in a cinematic experience. You’ll always have the best seats in the house, seeing every detail on stage, including those emotional close-ups pulling you right in. NT Live at the Northcott is not like going to the cinema. You’ll be watching theatre in a truly theatrical space, with live music before the show and during the interval.

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