塔伦蒂诺舞台剧处女作《The Popinjay Cavalier》官宣：萨莎·拜伦·科恩领衔，2027年3月伦敦西区凤凰剧院首演
伦敦10月12日——据 PA Media 报道，导演昆汀·塔伦蒂诺（Quentin Tarantino）专为舞台创作的第一部戏剧《The Popinjay Cavalier》将于2027年3月18日在伦敦西区凤凰剧院（Phoenix Theatre）首演，由《波拉特》主演萨莎·拜伦·科恩（Sacha Baron Cohen）领衔主演，塔伦蒂诺本人亲自执导。门票10月12日（周一）开售：优先购票通道于英国夏令时上午9时开放、公众售票中午开始，票价25英镑起，整个演出季有超过16,000张门票定价低于50英镑。
该剧由索尼影业娱乐公司（Sony Pictures Entertainment）与 Sonia Friedman Productions 联合制作，完整演员阵容将于日后公布。故事设定在1830年代的欧洲，官方将该剧形容为一部洋溢着欺骗与乔装桥段的闹剧，灵感来自老好莱坞经典剑侠片（swashbuckler）传统，以及 George Bruce、Ernst Vajda 与 Jesse Lasky Jr. 的作品。剧名中的 popinjay 指虚荣浮夸之人，cavalier 则指骑士或彬彬有礼的绅士。
现年54岁的科恩以 Ali G、波拉特等角色闻名，曾获两项英国电影学院奖、三项金球奖。他表示，塔伦蒂诺打来电话时，自己在对方说出第一句招牌粗口之前就已经答应了出演，并笑言两人将一起献出各自的「西区首演处女秀」，还要求塔伦蒂诺在排练时「不要对他温柔」。塔伦蒂诺则表示，他满怀期待，想为西区观众带来一个精彩的夜晚。
索尼影业电影集团主席兼首席执行官 Tom Rothman 与制片人 Sonia Friedman 在联合声明中表示，能与塔伦蒂诺共同开发这部剧是「喜悦与荣幸」，称这位当代最出色的叙事者之一选择以此作为舞台首秀「显然会是一场冒险」；他们还称科恩是一位无畏、极具创造力的演员，兼具这个角色所需的机智、顽皮与胆量。
背景：现年63岁的塔伦蒂诺1992年以《落水狗》出道，凭《低俗小说》拿下首座奥斯卡，此后执导了《杀死比尔》《无耻混蛋》《被解救的姜戈》《好莱坞往事》等片，职业生涯共获两项奥斯卡、两项英国电影学院奖与四项金球奖。他2025年在 Church of Tarantino 播客上首度披露舞台剧计划，称剧本「已经全部写完」，并预计该项目将占用他一年半到两年的时间。
来源：PA Media 报道。
Sacha Baron Cohen to Headline Quentin Tarantino's First Stage Play, 'The Popinjay Cavalier,' Premiering on London's West End in March 2027
LONDON, Oct. 12 — Sacha Baron Cohen will headline Quentin Tarantino's "The Popinjay Cavalier" when it premieres at the Phoenix Theatre in London's West End on March 18, 2027, according to PA Media. The production marks the Hollywood director's first play written for the stage, which he will also direct. Tickets went on sale Monday, October 12: priority booking opened at 9 a.m. BST and the public sale at noon, with prices starting at GBP 25 and more than 16,000 tickets priced under GBP 50 across the run.
The play is produced by Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sonia Friedman Productions, with full casting to be announced later. Set in 1830s Europe, it is billed as a rambunctious comedy of deception and disguise inspired by the grand swashbuckling epics of stage and screen, including the writings of George Bruce, Ernst Vajda and Jesse Lasky Jr.
Baron Cohen, 54 — best known for creating comic characters including Ali G and Borat, and the winner of two BAFTAs and three Golden Globes — said Tarantino's call was all it took for him to say yes before the director had finished his first sentence, joking that the two will be making their West End debuts together and that he made Tarantino promise not to be gentle with him. Tarantino, 63, said he was keen with anticipation to give the West End a great night out.
Tom Rothman, chairman and chief executive of Sony Pictures Entertainment's Motion Picture Group, and producer Sonia Friedman said in a joint statement that developing the play with Tarantino was a joy and an honour, and called Baron Cohen a fearless, brilliantly inventive actor with the wit, mischief and daring the role demands.
Tarantino made his directorial debut in 1992 with "Reservoir Dogs" and went on to direct "Pulp Fiction" — which won him his first Oscar — "Kill Bill," "Inglourious Basterds," "Django Unchained" and "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," winning two Academy Awards, two BAFTAs and four Golden Globes across his career. He first revealed his stage plans in 2025 on the Church of Tarantino podcast, saying the play was all written and that the project would likely take up a year and a half to two years of his life.
Source: PA Media.
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