Tarantino's stage debut opens in London with Sacha Baron Cohen

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 12 Oct, 00:19 · Archive

Quentin Tarantino's first stage play, The Popinjay Cavalier, will open in London's West End in March with Sacha Baron Cohen in the lead role. The swashbuckling comedy is set in 1830s Europe and is described by producers as 'a rambunctious comedy of deception and disguise inspired by the grand swashbuckling epics of stage and screen'. The announcement was made by Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sonia Friedman Productions.

Tarantino will direct the play, marking Baron Cohen's West End debut. Baron Cohen, known for creating characters including Borat and Ali G, said of working with Tarantino: 'When the best director in the world calls, you don't ask questions.' The production begins previews on 23 February and opens officially on 18 March at London's Phoenix Theatre.

Tarantino has not directed a feature film since 2019's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. He is currently working on a sequel, The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth, which David Fincher is directing and which will be released in November. Tarantino also wrote novelizations of both films, with the new one due for publication on 8 December.

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• Quentin Tarantino's first stage play will debut in London with Sacha Baron Cohen as starQuentin Tarantino is bringing a swashbuckling stage comedy to London's West End.Clickorlando · 11 Oct, 23:59
• Quentin Tarantino's first stage play will debut in London with Sacha Baron Cohen as starQuentin Tarantino is bringing a swashbuckling stage comedy to London's West End.News4Jax · 11 Oct, 23:59

In this story: Quentin Tarantino · Sacha Baron Cohen · London · Phoenix Theatre · Sony Pictures Entertainment · Sonia Friedman Productions

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