Knight Popinjaya new “swashbuckling comedy” written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, is scheduled to open in London’s West End in early 2027.
Sonia Friedman Productions and Sony Pictures Entertainment confirmed on Wednesday that the play is set in 1830s Europe, describing the show as a “rambunctious comedy of deception and deception inspired by the sweeping epics of stage and screen.”
“A comprehensive celebration of theater and its soaring romance, told with Tarantino’s signature style and unmistakable wit,” the production company said. The exact theater as well as cast, creative team and dates will be announced at a later date. Priority booking is already open Knight Popinjay Website.
It is the Oscar-winning director’s first play. He is known as the genius director behind it Pulp Fiction, Inglourious scoundrelsand Once upon a time…in Hollywood.
Just this week, Tarantino became embroiled in a public spat: He fired back at Rosanna Arquette on Tuesday after the actress criticized the writer-director’s use of the N-word in his script for his film. Pulp Fiction.
“Dear Rosanna, I hope the publicity you receive from 132 different media outlets writing your name and printing your picture is worth my disrespect and a movie that I remember so clearly that you were thrilled to be a part of?” Tarantino wrote in a letter he sent to the media. “But after I gave you a job, and you took the money, to throw it away for reasons I think are very cynical shows a clear lack of class, and no less honor.”
Arquette, who played Judy in the 1994 crime thriller, said The times In the UK, the film was “iconic and brilliant on so many levels,” she said. But personally, I’m over using the N-word. I hate it.” “I can’t stand it [Tarantino] He was given an entry pass into the hall. “This is not art, it is just racist and scary.”
