Quentin Tarantino's THE POPINIAY CAVALIER starring Sacha Baron Cohen to open in London February 2027

I love QT and his writing style would translate perfectly to the stage. Real question is does he also direct it himself or is he wise enough to bring in a more seasoned theatre person?

I hate his adamance that he will only make 10 films because he doesn’t think any filmmaker does their best work late in life (which is different than wanting to retire to enjoy his later years).

Oh great! Dirty feet on Broadway!!! Foot Fetishists rejoice!!!

According to the Daily Mail. Tarantino "has written an original, old-fashioned British farce, in the door-slamming, trouser-dropping, mistaken identity vein of Brian Rix or Ray Cooney." aimed at premiering on the West End in 2027 or even late 2026.

Normally I wouldn't take the Daily Mail at face value, but the story was also picked up by Variety, so that gives it a little more credibility.

He says this like every year lol

He says it's going to be a classic British-style farce.

"Quentin Tarantino's Excuse Me, There's A Naked Woman in the Lav". Not at all on your bingo card, but coming soon to the National Theatre.

Official: The Popinjay Cavalier, opening in 2027 in London.

https://www.popinjayplay.com/

I think it's actually a terrible title--and Tarantino is great at titles--but I'm still excited about this. Glad to see he has such strong support among the regulars here. I didn't expect that, and I'm happily surprised.

A riff on “The Scarlet Pimpernel”, “Scaramouche”, I would think, or other swashbucklers with dandified heroes.

Updated On: 10/12/26 at 09:45 PM

TheatreMonkey said: "Rumor has it Sacha Baron Cohen is set to star -- could be really great, or ...not."


That’s not a rumor - it was announced.

wait he’s directing too? well that just deflated my balloon.

Not a big theatre. This will be a hard-to-get ticket.