Quentin Tarantino’s first ever play is coming to London

Are you one of those people who had a Pulp Fiction poster on your wall at uni, knows every line in Jackie Brown and has an unusual fixation with feet? We have some good news for you, because Quentin Tarantino’s first ever play is coming to London. 

The director has revealed plans to open his debut play in the West End, and it may even be adapted into his final film. Tarantino said he was planning to move to England from Israel, where he currently lives, with his family next year to work on the play, which he anticipated would take up two years of his life. 

The director behind Kill Bill and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood told The Church of Tarantino podcast that the play, which is still untitled, will be a comedy. He kept it vague when he said he was open to his new work becoming his final cinematic project, but only if it is a success, or in Tarantino’s words, if it’s not ‘a flop’. Tarantino has directed nine films, and in the past has said he only intends to make 10. 

The Times suggested that Tarantino’s decision to stage the play on the West End instead of Broadway reflected the high costs of putting on productions in the States compared to the UK. 

He told The Church of Tarantino podcast: ‘The play is all written, it is absolutely the next thing that I’m going to [do] and we will start the ball rolling on it in January.’

He added: ‘I’m preparing for it to be a success. If it is a flop, then I will be done very quickly.’

Tarantino is currently living in Tel Aviv with his wife, singer Daniella Pick, and their two children. He said he plans to ‘hang out’ for the rest of the year before upping sticks for the Big Smoke. 

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