Born With Teeth

Winter 1591. 

It is a dangerous time for artists: the country is full of conspiracy and paranoia. 

In the backroom of a pub, writing sensations Kit Marlowe and Will Shakespeare are forced together in a creative union. Alone, with the table as their stage and battlefield, they sharpen their pens – and let their genius fly. 

Across three secret meetings, the rivals duel and flirt like their lives depend on it – and with spies everywhere, betrayal is so tempting. 

Marking its West End premiere this summer, Liz Duffy Adams’ Born With Teeth is a thrilling imagining of the relationship between two literary icons at odds with their time.

Ncuti Gatwa and Edward Bluemel star in new summer blockbuster arriving in the West End for a strictly limited 11-week season from 13 August 2025.

Playwrights Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare go head-to-head in Liz Duffy Adams’ imagining of two literary icons at odds with their time.

RSC Co-Artistic Director, Daniel Evans, returns to the West End to direct following his critically acclaimed productions of Quiz, American Buffalo, South Pacific and Our Generation.

2,000 tickets available at £10 for 16–25 year olds, sponsored by TikTok.

The West End premiere of Born with Teeth will go on sale to the public on Wednesday 16 April, with priority booking from 11 April.