Rebecca Lucy Taylor, AKA Self Esteem, will star in the 50th anniversary West End revival of David Hare’s Teeth ‘N’ Smiles, which will open at the Duke of York’s Theatre in March 2026.
Before the New York Dolls. Before Debbie Harry. Before Kurt Cobain. There was Maggie Frisby.Once the roaring voice of 60s counterculture, now broke and disillusioned, a band’s youthful dreams of anarchic rebellion collapse into bitterness. Amidst the wreckage, lead singer Maggie tears through the night fuelled by booze, fury, and a voice that refuses to die.
Presented by Wessex Grove and Gavin Kalin, it is directed by Daniel Raggett, 50 years after it debuted at The Royal Court. The revival has music by Nick Bicât and lyrics by Tony Bicât, with new additional music and lyrics by Taylor.
Taylor returns to the stage following her hugely successful run playing Sally Bowles in the multiple Olivier Award-winning Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club in London’s West End, where her time on stage was extended due to popular demand.
Playing for 12 weeks only, tickets for Teeth ‘N’ Smiles go on sale in October 2025 here.
Top image: Teeth ‘N’ Smiles artwork. Photo Jono White. Design Tom Etherington (image supplied)