“Oh Jesus bless us, he is born with teeth!” – Henry VI, Part 3
First images of Ncuti Gatwa as Kit Marlowe and Edward Bluemel as William Shakespeare have been released as Born With Teeth marks its West End premiere presented by Playful Productions, the Royal Shakespeare Company and Elizabeth Williams.
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.
RSC Co-Artistic Director and two-time Olivier Award winner Daniel Evans directs this explosively entertaining duel of wits, words, and powerplay.
This thrilling new play by Liz Duffy Adams imagines the relationship between two literary icons at odds with their time. Based on the idea these two literary icons may have collaborated on the Henry VI history plays, Born With Teeth is a playful and daring imagining of their relationship during an extraordinarily dangerous time for artists.
Design is by the Olivier award-winning Joanna Scotcher and Lighting Design by Tony and Olivier award-winner Neil Austin, Sound Design is by George Dennis, Video Design is by Andrzej Goulding, Movement Direction is by Ira Mandela Siobhan and Casting Director is Charlotte Sutton CDG.
Matt Pettifor is Understudy William Shakespeare and Justice Ritchie is Understudy Christopher Marlowe.
Wyndham’s Theatre, Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H 0DA from 13th August – 1st November
Performance times: Monday – Sat 7.30pm, Wed & Sat 2.30pm
Booking and full details: www.delfontmackintosh.co.uk
