According to major media, Quentin Tarantino announced last year that he had written his first play. On Wednesday it was announced that the play, which Tarantino will also direct in London, is to be a 'rambunctious comedy of deception and disguise' set in 1830s Europe. ' 'The Popinjay Cavalier' is presented by Sonia Friedman Productions and Sony Pictures Entertainment.
The play will be developed this year with a planned opening date of early 2027 in a West End theatre yet to be announced. In an interview last year with the podcast The Church of Tarantino, Tarantino confirmed that the play was 'absolutely my next project' and suggested that if it was a success in the West End, there would also be a tour. ' Tarantino, who now lives in Tel Aviv, said he would move to England with his family to work on the play and that it would take up 18-24 months of his life.
'The Popinjay Cavalier' will be the playwriting debut of Tarantino. Tarantino became a novelist in 2021 with a version of his 2019 film 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,' published by HarperCollins. The exact plot of 'The Popinjay Cavalier' has not been disclosed.
It remains unclear which specific West End theatre will host the production.