Quentin Tarantino and Sacha Baron Cohen team up for West End play

Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino will write and direct a new stage play titled The Popinjay Cavalier, which will premiere on the West End in London. IndieWire, Deadline, Variety and WTNH.com all reported that actor Sacha Baron Cohen will star in the production. IndieWire described the play as a swashbuckling comedy of deception and disguise inspired by classic epic stories. [1][2][6][7]

The play marks the first stage production for Quentin Tarantino. According to IndieWire, preview performances are scheduled to begin on February 23, before the production officially opens on March 18. Deadline reported that producers confirmed the casting and spring premiere dates following earlier industry reports. [1][2][7]

Quentin Tarantino is an American filmmaker, actor and author who previously directed independent films such as Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction and Inglourious Basterds. Sacha Baron Cohen is an English actor and comedian known for creating satirical characters including Borat, Bruno and Ali G. West End theatre represents the highest level of commercial theatre in the United Kingdom. [1][8][9][10]

The announcement comes as Sacha Baron Cohen promotes his film project Ali G: Who Iz I?, which Amazon MGM Studios will release in cinemas for one week starting October 23. As FTMQ Books reported earlier, the actor appeared alongside 300 fans dressed in character across London on Sunday. [3][11]