Tickets are now on general sale for the West End premiere of Born With Teeth presented by Playful Productions, the Royal Shakespeare Company and Elizabeth Williams featuring Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who, The Importance of Being Earnest) as Christopher Marlowe and Edward Bluemel (Killing Eve, Sex Education) as William Shakespeare.
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, Liz Duffy Adams’ Born With Teeth is a thrilling imagining of the relationship between two literary icons at odds with their time.
The production will see RSC Co-Artistic Director, Daniel Evans make his directorial debut for the company, following previous, critically acclaimed productions of Quiz, American Buffalo, South Pacific and Our Generation. Design is by the Olivier award-winning Joanna Scotcher and Lighting Design by Tony and Olivier award-winner Neil Austin.
NEED TO KNOW:
- Born With Teeth will play at Wyndham’s Theatre, for a strictly limited 11-week season until Saturday 1 November, with a first preview on Wednesday 13 August
- Opening night is 2 Sept 2025
- Tickets from £25
- 2,000 tickets available at £10 for 16-25 year olds, sponsored by TikTok
