New Delhi, Jan 24 (ANI): Bradley Cooper is taking ' Elephant Man' to stage in London. Bradley, who recently received critical acclaim for the role on Broadway, would be portraying the physically deformed John Merrick, whose true-life story inspired David Lynch's Bafta-winning 1980 film, a leading daily reported. The play also stars Patricia Clarkson and Alessandro Nivola, and would be transferred to London for a limited season beginning on 19 May, and would play at the Theatre Royal Haymarket until8 August. The Scott Ellis directed play was first staged in London in 1977, and the ' American Sniper ' star said that he was "bringing Merrick home."