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Sacha Baron Cohen to star in Quentin Tarantino’s first stage play
Quentin Tarantino has written and will direct his first stage play, “The Popinjay Cavalier.”
Sacha Baron Cohen, known for Borat and Ali G, will lead the cast.
The comedy is set in 1830s Europe and centers on deception and disguises, drawing on swashbuckling stories.
It will mark Baron Cohen’s West End debut.
Previews begin Feb.
23, and the play opens March 18 at London’s Phoenix Theatre.
Tarantino is best known for films including “Pulp Fiction” and “Once Upon a Time ...
in Hollywood.”
He has not directed a feature film since the 2019 release of “Once Upon a Time ...
in Hollywood.”
Sacha Baron Cohen will star in Quentin Tarantino’s first stage play, The Popinjay Cavalier, in London’s West End.
The play will be directed by Tarantino and is scheduled to open at the Phoenix Theatre on March 18.
Previews are due to begin on February 23.
Set in 1830s Europe, the play is described by its producers as a comedy of deception and disguise.
The production will mark Baron Cohen’s West End debut.
- Who
- Sacha Baron Cohen will star in a play written and directed by Quentin Tarantino.
- What
- Tarantino’s first stage play, The Popinjay Cavalier, will be staged in London.
- When
- Previews begin February 23, and the play opens March 18. The year is not stated in the articles.
- Where
- The Phoenix Theatre in London’s West End.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
When the best director in the world calls, you don’t ask questions.
Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sonia Friedman Productions announced the play.
Previews of The Popinjay Cavalier are scheduled to begin.
The play is scheduled to open at the Phoenix Theatre.
- Play
- The Popinjay Cavalier
- Writer and director
- Quentin Tarantino
- Lead actor
- Sacha Baron Cohen
- Venue
- Phoenix Theatre, London
- Previews
- February 23
- Opening
- March 18
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