Sacha Baron Cohen to star in Quentin Tarantino’s debut stage play
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The play, a swashbuckling comedy starring Sacha Baron Cohen (pictured), will open for previews in London’s West End on Feb 23.
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Alex Marshall
- Sacha Baron Cohen will star in Quentin Tarantino’s first stage play, The Popinjay Cavalier, which opens in London’s West End on Feb 23 and runs until June 13.
- Tarantino, best known for films like Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction, has said theatre is his next project after Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood, and he has been writing the play for years.
- The comedy is set in 1830s Europe, draws on swashbuckling films, and will feature fencers, acrobats and musicians, with producers aiming for a big audience experience.
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LONDON – Sacha Baron Cohen, the English comedian and actor best known for the comedy film Borat (2006), will star in American director Quentin Tarantino’s debut play, The Popinjay Cavalier, when it opens in London next spring, the show’s producers said on Oct 11.
The play, a swashbuckling comedy written and directed by Tarantino, will open for previews at the Phoenix Theatre in London’s West End on Feb 23 and is scheduled to run till June 13.