The Labour leader and his apparent whirlwind romance with Diane Abbott will be the subject of a West End comedy later this year.
Unlikely as it may seem, Corbyn the Musical: The Motorcycle Diaries will hit the stage in April in a play written by two journalists described as a "no-holds barred political satire".
The plot focuses on a young Jeremy Corbyn, who is facing up to a nuclear stand-off with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
According to the promotional write-up on the Waterloo East Theatre website: " ... the solution lies in the story of the fateful motorbike holiday apparently taken by a young Corbyn and his then-lover Diane Abbott in 1970s pre-unification East Germany."
The cast list has yet to be disclosed, however, it has been suggested that Mark Dexter, who played David Cameron in the Channel 4 drama Coalition, could take the lead role.
One of the writers, Bobby Friedman, told the Telegraph: "Part of the fun is that what comes next is often unexpected and sometimes shocking ... This is a comedy with more twists and turns than a Jeremy Corbyn reshuffle, albeit much shorter."
He also disclosed some of the lyrics to one of the songs: "Give them all the food they want, then they'll just get fat. Feast on solidarity, there's far more pride in that. I don't want to pick my doctor, or my children's school, I just want the Left in power, with one party rule."
The musical will also include 'appearances' from Boris Johnson, Tony Blair and Ed Miliband.
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