Quentin Tarantino Play 'The Popinjay Cavalier' Reveals Dates
The Hollywood Reporter • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Quentin Tarantino's West End debut play, The Popinjay Cavalier, will open at the Phoenix Theatre on March 18, 2027, with previews starting February 23 and tickets on sale from Monday, priced from £25 ($33).
- The play stars Sacha Baron Cohen in his first West End role, who expressed excitement about working with Tarantino and described the project as losing their "West End virginity together."
- Set in 1830s Europe, The Popinjay Cavalier is a swashbuckling comedy of deception and disguise, inspired by classic Hollywood swashbuckler films and written in Tarantino's signature witty style.
- The creative team includes Tom Pye (scenic and costume design), Natasha Chivers (lighting), Ian Dickinson (sound), Philip d’Orleans (fight director), Sam Lyon-Behan (action coordinator), Tim Phillips (music), Jim Carnahan (casting), and Jack Bradfield (associate director).
- Full casting details will be announced at a later date.
