Stanley Kubrick’s great apocalyptic Cold War comedy Dr Strangelove is being brought to the stage by Armando Iannucci, best known for more recent shows Veep and Avenue Five.
And the director of the upcoming show, Sean Foley, is seeking an actor who shares the versatility of Peter Sellers – star of the 1964 film in three different roles, including the German scientist of the title, a British officer who discovers a US general has unilaterally ordered a nuclear attack on the Soviet Union, and the American president trying to prevent all-out annihilation.
Iannucci and Foley are searching an actor of equal versatility for the stage version.
Foley told BBC News: “They’ve got to be a great comic actor, of which we have very many. They’ve got to be of that shape-shifting kind of quality.
“It’s going to be a really tough gig. I’m sure some people,...
And the director of the upcoming show, Sean Foley, is seeking an actor who shares the versatility of Peter Sellers – star of the 1964 film in three different roles, including the German scientist of the title, a British officer who discovers a US general has unilaterally ordered a nuclear attack on the Soviet Union, and the American president trying to prevent all-out annihilation.
Iannucci and Foley are searching an actor of equal versatility for the stage version.
Foley told BBC News: “They’ve got to be a great comic actor, of which we have very many. They’ve got to be of that shape-shifting kind of quality.
“It’s going to be a really tough gig. I’m sure some people,...
- 7/16/2023
- by Caroline Frost
- Deadline Film + TV
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