Ncuti Gatwa and Edward Bluemel are now on stage in Born With Teeth, now playing at Wyndham’s Theatre until Saturday, November 1.
Gatwa (Doctor Who) is Kit Marlowe and Bluemel (Killing Eve) is William Shakespeare in Liz Duffy Adams’ play, which imagines the relationship between two literary icons at odds with their time. It is directed by Daniel Evans.
Christopher Marlowe: rockstar of Elizabethan theatre, scandalous spy for the Crown – danger and seduction combined. William Shakespeare: jobbing actor, promising young playwright – dazzled by Marlowe, with ambitions of his own.
Based on the idea these two literary icons may have collaborated on the Henry VI history plays, Liz Duffy Adams’ Born With Teeth is a playful and daring imagining of their relationship during an extraordinarily dangerous time for artists.
From Playful Productions, the Royal Shakespeare Company and Elizabeth Williams, design is by Joanna Scotcher and lighting design by Neil Austin, sound design is by George Dennis, video design is by Andrzej Goulding and movement direction is by Ira Mandela Siobhan. The casting director is Charlotte Sutton.
Matt Pettifor is Understudy Willam Shakespeare and Justice Ritchie is Understudy Christopher Marlowe.
Tickets here.
Top image: Ncuti Gatwa and Edward Bluemel – Born With Teeth – photo by Johan Persson (image supplied)