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Sacha Baron Cohen to star in Quentin Tarantino's West End stage debut

Sacha Baron Cohen has been cast in Quentin Tarantino's first stage play, 'The Popinjay Cavalier,' set to premiere in London's West End in 2027. The play marks Tarantino's debut as a playwright.

10 Sept, 15:06 — 10 Sept, 17:04
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The GuardianMostly Factual1h ago

Sacha Baron Cohen lined up for Quentin Tarantino’s West End playwriting debut

The Ali G and Borat creator is reported to be taking the lead in The Popinjay Cavalier, a swashbuckling comedy Tarantino is developing for early 2027 He will soon be seen resuming his old Staines rudeboy persona in the film Ali G: Who Iz I?, but Sacha Baron Cohen may also be eyeing a new departure – on stage. The actor will reportedly star in Quentin Tarantino’s first play, The Popinjay Cavalier, which is billed as a “rambunctious comedy of deception and disguise” and a “sweeping celebration...

By Chris Wiegand

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varietyMostly Factual2h ago

Sacha Baron Cohen to Star in Quentin Tarantino’s First Stage Play ‘The Popinjay Cavalier’

Sacha Baron Cohen is going from Ali G to the West End. The actor and comedian is set to make his stage debut in the London production of Quentin’s Tarantino’s upcoming production “The Popinjay Cavalier,” Variety can confirm. Baron Cohen will reportedly play the title character in the play, described as “swashbuckling comedy.” It will […]

By Alex Ritman

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hollywood-reporterMostly Factual2h ago

Sacha Baron Cohen to Star in Quentin Tarantino’s Stage Play ‘The Popinjay Cavalier’ In London

The play is set to open at a yet-to-be named West End venue in spring 2027.

By Caitlin Huston

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deadlineMostly Factual3h ago

Sacha Baron Cohen To Star In Quentin Tarantino’s ‘The Popinjay Cavalier’ West End Stage Play In 2027

Sacha Baron Cohen will star in an upcoming West End production of Quentin Tarantino’s stage play The Popinjay Cavalier, Deadline hears. According to sources close to the project, Cohen will portray the title character when The Popinjay Cavalier lands at an as-yet-undisclosed West End venue in spring 2027. As reported by Deadline last March, the new […]

By Greg Evans

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