Born With Teeth
Born With Teeth Trailer
A close-up of a person with short dark hair, smiling, showcasing prominent teeth against a blurred background.
Edward Bleumel and Ncuti Gatwa pose together, smiling, against a soft-focus background with warm lighting.
Edward Bleumel and Ncuti Gatwa pose together, smiling, against a blurred outdoor background with greenery.
Edward Bleumel and Ncuti Gatwa pose together, smiling, against a soft-focus background with warm lighting.
Ncuti Gatwa poses confidently, wearing a blue suit with a white shirt, against a blurred background.
Ncuti Gatwa poses confidently, wearing a patterned shirt, with a soft-focus background and warm lighting.
Ncuti Gatwa, smiling, poses with hands on hips, wearing a patterned shirt against a blurred background.
Ncuti Gatwa and Edward Bleumel pose together, smiling, against a soft-focus, neutral background.
Ncuti Gatwa and Edward Bleumel pose together, smiling, against a soft-focus background with warm lighting.

Born With Teeth

Venue

Wyndham's Theatre

Winter 1591.

It is a dangerous time for artists: the country is full of conspiracy and paranoia.

In the backroom of a pub, writing sensations Kit Marlowe and Will Shakespeare are forced together in a creative union. Alone, with the table as their stage and battlefield, they sharpen their pens – and let their genius fly.

Across three secret meetings, the rivals duel and flirt like their lives depend on it – and with spies everywhere, betrayal is so tempting.

Marking its West End premiere this summer at the Wyndham’s Theatre, Liz Duffy Adams’ Born With Teeth is a thrilling imagining of the relationship between two literary icons at odds with their time.

RSC Co-Artistic Director Daniel Evans directs Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who, Sex Education) and Edward Bluemel (Killing Eve, My Lady Jane) as the poets who square off in a game of wits, words, and powerplay.

Closing

01/11/2025

Running Time

1h30, no interval

Genre

Drama

Age & Content

14+

Please Note:

This production contains violence, very bright lights, flashing lights and images, haze, strong language and loud noises.

Cast:

Edward Bluemel as

William Shakespeare

Ncuti Gatwa as

Christopher Marlowe

Matt Pettifor as

Understudy William Shakespeare

Justice Ritchie as

Understudy Christopher Marlowe

Creative:

Written by -

Liz Duffy

Director -

Daniel Evans

Set and Costume Designer -

Joanna Scotcher

Lighting Designer -

Neil Austin

Sound Designer -

George Dennis

Video Designer -

Andrzej Goulding

Movement Director -

Ira Mandela Siobhan

Casting Director -

Charlotte Sutton CDG

No accessibility performances are currently scheduled for this show.