Born With Teeth Tickets

A Bitingly Witty Play: Tickets for Born With Teeth 

Born With Teeth makes its UK premiere this year at Wyndham’s Theatre. Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa and Killing Eve’s Edward Bluemel star as Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare in this daring new play, which imagines a series of meetings between two of the UK's finest writers. A “delicious fantasia” (Houston Press), you won’t want to miss this sharp-witted, seductive and scintillating two-hander. Born With Teeth promises theatre with bite - book your tickets today! 

What is the play Born With Teeth about? 

“Oh, Jesus bless us, he is born with teeth! And so I was, which plainly signified that I should snarl and bite, play the dog” - Henry IV, William Shakespeare 

It’s the winter of 1591, and England is a dangerous place for artists: ruled by an authoritarian regime, ravaged by plague, and rife with censorship and conspiracy. In the back room of a tavern, writer, actor and newcomer to London William Shakespeare meets with infamously rakish poet Christopher Marlowe to work on a play about Henry VI. What follows is flirtation, collaboration, and a scathing battle of the wits. Over the span of three secret meetings, these literary geniuses sharpen their tongues and their quills, and in between duels and rapier-sharp retorts, let their creativity soar. But with spies around every corner, paranoia abounds, and betrayal is oh so tempting... 

Born With Teeth first premiered at the Alley Theatre in Houston in 2022, following development at Shakespeare and Company in 2019, and was also produced in 2023 and 2024. The play won the 2021 Edgerton Foundation New Play Award and the Houston Theater Awards 2022 Best Play/Production and was a finalist for the Steinberg-ATCA New Play Award. 

This “devilishly clever and fun” (KLCC) play reimagines the relationship between two of England's most celebrated playwrights with a “quick-witted punk sensibility” (Houston Press). Wordplay and power struggles combine in this hilarious, shocking and absolutely unmissable new play. 

Who are the cast of Born With Teeth? 

The two hander stars Ncuti Gatwa as Christopher ‘Kit’ Marlowe opposite Edward Bluemel as William Shakespeare. 

Gatwa is a BAFTA-winning actor, best known for his roles on Netflix's Sex Education, in the Barbie movie and as the fifteenth Doctor on Doctor Who. His theatre credits include The Importance of Being Earnest at the National Theatre, A Midsummer Night's Dream at Shakespeare’s Globe and The Rivals at the Watermill Theatre. 

Bluemel is best known for his leading roles on Amazon’s My Lady Jane, and A Discovery of Witches for Sky, as well as his performances in Killing Eve, Brave New World and an appearance on Sex Education alongside his Born With Teeth costar Gatwa. 

Who are the creative team of Born With Teeth? 

Born With Teeth is written by American playwright Liz Duffy Adams. Adams is an award-winning playwright, whose work has been produced over 80 times. Her accolades include a Women of Achievement Award, a Lillian Hellman Award, and the Will Glickman Award for Best New Play. Her other plays include Dog Act, Or and Dear Alien.

RSC’s Co-Artistic Director Daniel Evans directs. Evans is an Olivier Award-winning actor and director, and former artistic director of both Sheffield Theatres and the Chichester Festival Theatre. His credits include American Buffalo at Wyndham’s Theatre, Our Generation at the Royal National Theatre and Quiz at the Chichester Festival Theatre. 

Born With Teeth is a co-production between Playful Productions, the Royal Shakespeare Company and Elizabeth William.

Book Tickets for Born With Teeth at Wyndham’s Theatre Today! 

Don’t miss Ncuti Gatwa and Edward Bluemel’s portrayals of these revolutionary literary icons in this “wonderfully funny, sexy and suspenseful” (Mercury News) play. Born With Teeth has a strictly limited run so don’t miss out! Grab a pint, sit down at the table and watch sparks fly between Will and Kit - book your tickets to Born With Teeth at Wyndham’s Theatre today!