Thermonuclear war erupts in Kerry Shale's award-winning 1993 dramatisation of the classic apocalyptic black comedy.
'Dr. Strangelove' came to prominence in the 1964 film, directed by Stanley Kubrick. Based on the novel 'Red Alert' by Peter George, it famously starred Peter Sellers in multiple roles. As well as scripting the dramatisation, Kerry Shale also takes multiple roles: Dr Strangelove, Lieutenant "Sweets" Kivel, Lieutenant Barney Goldberg, Lieutenant Lothar Zogg, Group Captain Lionel Mandrake, General Jack D. Ripper and President Merkin Muffley.
With William Hootkins as Major "King" Kong, Sean Barratt as General "Buck" Turgidson, Stuart Milligan as Colonel "Bat" Guano, Lorelei King as Captain "Ace" Owens, Nigel Anthony as Soviet Ambassador De Sadesky and Peter Whitman as Staines. Nigel Anthony and Teresa Gallagher are the Presenters.
Adapted by and starring Kerry Shale.
With thanks to Keith Wickham.
Directed by Gordon House.
Kerry Shale (Author, Reader)
Kerry Shale is an actor and writer. His many theatre appearances include Frost/Nixon (Donmar/West End), His Girl Friday (National), Aunt Dan & Lemon (Almeida), The Normal Heart (Royal Court/West End), Good (Royal Exchange), True West (Shared Experience), Henry V (Bristol Old Vic) and six self-written solo shows (Edinburgh, London, Australia, New York).
On television, he has made guest appearances in Patrick Melrose, Urban Myths, Mr. Selfridge, Dr. Who, Life's Too Short, Red Dwarf, The Trip and The Trip To Spain, Love Soup, Cracker, Sharpe's Rifles and The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe.
His films include Angel Has Fallen, Show Dogs, Final Portrait, Universal Soldier: Regeneration, Genova, Welcome to Sarajevo, 102 Dalmations, Code 46, Jude, Little Shop of Horrors and Yentl.
For BBC radio, he has recorded hundreds of plays and readings and has won three Sony Awards for acting and writing.