Watch Ncuti Gatwa and Edward Bluemel chew on Born With Teeth in our opening night video

We were on hand for the European premiere of Born With Teeth, Liz Duffy Adams’ play about two playwriting titans.

The two-hander imagines the relationship between Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare at a time of political danger and artistic rivalry. The play is set in the winter of 1591, where the two writers meet in secret, developing a tense and complex connection against a backdrop of conspiracy and surveillance.

The production stars Ncuti Gatwa as ‘Kit’ and Edward Bluemel as ‘Will’, and the pair were joined by Adams and director Daniel Evans to discuss more about the piece in our video below:

The play will run at Wyndham’s Theatre, a Delfont Mackintosh venue, to 1 November 2025.