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# FIRST LOOK: Queer actor Ncuti Gatwa to star as Christopher Marlowe in 'Born With Teeth'
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/first-look-queer-actor-ncuti-gatwa-to-star-as-christopher-marlowe-in-born-with-teeth/
- Published: 2025-07-31T12:55:29.000Z
- Updated: 2025-07-31T12:55:29.000Z
- Author: Graham Robson
- Tags: Culture

Rehearsal images have been released ahead of the West End premiere of **Born With Teeth*,* which stars queer actor **Ncuti Gatwa** as Christopher Marlowe. 

*Born With Teeth*, **Liz Duffy Adam**s' “sexy and sharp” reimagining of the relationship between two literary icons at odds with their time, also stars **Edward Bluemel** as William Shakespeare and will be playing at **Wyndham's Theatre** in London from **13 August.** 

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/2025/07/Ncuti-Gatwa---credit-Johan-Persson-2--1.jpg)

****Ncuti Gatwa. Photo by Johan Persson**

**Ncuti Gatwa** said: “I’m so excited to be joining *Born With Teeth* alongside the amazing Edward Bluemel. Liz Duffy Adams has written an exceptional play that is smart, dark, sexy, sharp and funny! There’s a lot to get one’s teeth into. This is like no version of Shakespeare and Marlowe that I’ve ever seen before, and I can’t wait for audiences to join us for the ride”.

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.

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/2025/07/Ncuti-Gatwa-and-Edward-Bluemel---credit-Johan-Persson-1-.jpg)

****Ncuti Gatwa** and Edward Bluebell. Photo by ****Johan Persson**

**Edward Bluemel** added: “I feel incredibly proud and excited to be working with Ncuti Gatwa and **Daniel Evans** on the European premiere of *Born With Teeth*. To be stepping into the shoes of a young William Shakespeare is a huge thrill for any actor and I can’t wait to get started. 

“When I read Liz Duffy Adams’ script, I was instantly drawn into the high-stakes world of these two rival playwrights and the incredible, creative chemistry they share. There’s a real freshness and vitality to Liz’s writing that speaks directly to our world, and I can’t wait for West End audiences to experience it for the first time”.

**All images by Johan Persson**

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