Ncuti Gatwa is ‘a charismatic force of nature’ (Evening Standard) as Kit Marlowe - rock star of Elizabethan theatre and scandalous spy for the Crown.
Edward Bluemel delivers ‘a performance full of grace and charm’ (WhatsOnStage) as Will Shakespeare - jobbing actor and promising young playwright.
In a dangerous game of cat and mouse, ‘Liz Duffy Adams’ firecracker of a new play’ (Financial Times) imagines these two writing sensations as they are forced into a creative collaboration.
Across three secret meetings in the backroom of a pub, with the table as their stage and battlefield, they sharpen their pens – and let their genius fly.
‘Daniel Evans’s steamy production fizzes with rare theatrical chemistry’ (Daily Mail) in an explosively entertaining duel between two literary icons at odds with the world they live in.
Until 1 November only at London’s Wyndham’s Theatre.
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1hr 30min. No Interval.
Plays, Stars on Stage, West End
13th August, 2025
1st November, 2025
This performance features very bright lights, haze, loud noises and strong language
By: Liz Duffy Adams
Director: Daniel Evans
Cast list: Ncuti Gatwa, Edward Bluemel
Location: West End
Railway station: Charing Cross
Bus numbers: (Charing Cross Road) 24, 29, 176; (Shaftesbury Avenue) 14, 19, 38
Night bus numbers: (Charing Cross Road) 24, 176, N5, N20, N29, N41, N279; (Shaftesbury Avenue) 14, N19, N38
Car park: St Martin's Lane Hotel (2mins)
Directions from tube: The theatre can be seen opposite the station.
Day of week | Matinee | Evening |
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Monday | - | 7:30 PM |
Tuesday | - | 7:30 PM |
Wednesday | 2:30 PM | 7:30 PM |
Thursday | - | 7:30 PM |
Friday | - | 7:30 PM |
Saturday | 2:30 PM | 7:30 PM |
Sunday | - | - |
RSC Co-Artistic Director Daniel Evans directs Ncuti Gatwa (BBC’s 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 power play.
Born With Teeth is 1hr 30min. No Interval.
Wyndham's Theatre.
The price for tickets to Born With Teeth starts at £28.
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