Hollywood director Quentin Tarantino plans ‘swashbuckling’ play for London’s West End
The Straits Times
The play, The Popinjay Cavalier, is set in 1830s Europe. Read more at straitstimes.com.
NEW YORK – A new play written and directed by film-maker Quentin Tarantino will open in London’s West End in 2027, the companies developing the production announced on March 11.
The play, The Popinjay Cavalier, is set in 1830s Europe. According to a short news release, it is a “rambunctious comedy of deception” inspired by the “swashbuckling” epics of stage and film.
Sonia Friedman Productions, a veteran producing company with multiple Tony wins, and Sony Pictures Entertainment are both involved in the effort.
Details regarding casting and a creative team, as well as a specific theatre, will be announced at a later date, the news release said.
Representatives for Tarantino, Friedman and Sony Pictures Entertainment declined to comment beyond the news release.
Tarantino’s foray into theatre comes several years after the release of his ninth feature film, Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood, in 2019.
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