The project is expected to be an "old-fashioned British farce"
By Max Pilley 8th March 2026
Quentin Tarantino at the Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 13, 2025 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)
Quentin Tarantino’s first ever play is reportedly in line to launch in London in early 2027.
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The celebrated director of Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, et al first revealed that he was considering making his debut as a playwright in an interview in January 2025, saying: “If you’re wondering what I’m doing right now, I’m writing a play, and it’s going to be probably the next thing I end up doing.”
AdvertisementA report from the Daily Mail that has since been corroborated by Deadline suggests that the play in question will be an “old-fashioned British farce” similar to Michael Frayn’s Noises Off, with a rumoured launch date of January 2027. Tarantino will reportedly direct the play too, with a London West End theatre the likely destination.
Tarantino’s last film was 2019’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, his ninth big screen offering in total as director, and he has long contended that he intends to stop after his tenth film.
In the 2025 interview, he speculated about the possibility of his final film being based on his new play. “If it’s a fiasco, I probably won’t turn it into a movie,” he said. “But if it’s a smash hit? It might be my last movie.”
A sequel to Once Upon A Time In Hollywood is on its way, but with David Fincher directing instead of Tarantino. Titled The Adventures Of Cliff Booth, and it will see Brad Pitt return as the titular stuntman and it is being made from a Tarantino script. It is expected to arrive on Netflix later this year, and you can watch the trailer – which debuted during the Super Bowl – above.
RecommendedWhile Leonardo DiCaprio isn’t expected to return as Rick Dalton, the new film will include new cast additions Carla Gugino, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Timothy Olyphant and Scott Caan.
Last year, Tarantino opened up on why he would not be directing The Adventures Of Cliff Booth. “I think me and David Fincher are the two best directors,” he said. “So the idea that David Fincher actually wants to adapt my work, to me, shows a level of seriousness towards my work that I think needs to be taken into account”.
The other film that looked like it might be Tarantino’s 10th and final directing job was The Movie Critic, but he pulled the plug on that project following rumours of script rewrites and production delays.
Elsewhere, Tarantino is set to star in the upcoming film Only What We Carry, alongside Simon Pegg and Charlotte Gainsbourg, while he recently made headlines criticising the acting styles of Paul Dano, Owen Wilson and Matthew Lillard.
