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Dr. Strangelove

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Dr. Strangelove At Ster-Kinekor Theatres in Rosebank Nouveau to watch "Dr. Strangelove", live theatre straight from the UK, on the big screen. I've got my popcorn and Creme Soda, a Production by National Theatre. A fantastic show, laughing out loud all the way through. Amazing performers, great script. Steve Coogan plays four characters, I've never seen anything like that before, like an illusion, like you watching TV, but it's not, it's live theatre, on the big screen. He is amazing in all four roles, so sharp witted, edgy, dark and humorous. My favorite character was Dr. Strangelove, the wheelchair-bound, ex-Nazi scientist with an uncontrollable arm. His arm was so inappropriate and he explained himself far too many times. Humor is so mischievous.  A Stanley Kubrick classic, co-adapted by Armando Iannucci and Sean Foley. It is a dark satire about the Cold War and the nuclear arms race between the United States and the Sovi...