In these dangerous times, who will burn brightest — and who will burn out?
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.
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.
Performances begin 13 August for a strictly limited 11-week season at London’s Wyndham’s Theatre.
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1hr 30min. No Interval.
Plays, Theatre Week, West End, Stars on Stage
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 | - | 7:00 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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