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During the physician Who production downtime , Ncuti Gatwa will impersonate Christopher Marlowe in Born with Teeth on London ’s West final stage in August .
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WhenDoctor Whoisn’t in production subsequently this year , starNcuti Gatwawill play Elizabethan playwrightChristopher MarloweinBorn with Teethfrom the Royal Shakespeare Company . The play will explore the kinship between 27 - year - old Marlowe and arise starWilliam Shakespeareas they are forced to operate together on a unexampled firearm of piece of work . Gatwa read he was " so worked up " to be appearing in the play , which he said was " like no version of Shakespeare and Marlowe that I ’ve ever seen before . " Shakespeare will be portrayed byEdward Bluemel , who has starred inKilling Eve , A Discovery of Witches , and alongside Gatwa inSex Educationon Netflix . The show will play for 11 weeks at the Wyndham ’s Theatre from 13th August 2025 . During the same clip last year . Gatwa starred in the new West End product ofOscar Wilde’sThe Importance of Being Earnest , which sold out its run .
Born With Teeth, Not Doctor Who
bear With Teeth , written byLiz Duffy Adams , will take an " irreverent " look at the " high - octane man of two of the theatre ’s greatest literary icon , " the RSC say . Set in the backroom of a saloon in 1591 , the show sees Marlowe and Shakespeare forced to come together across three secret meeting to join forces on a new play . It ’s a dangerous time for artists in England , a country rife with paranoia where spies are everywhere , and as the rivals duel with each other , they become progressively tempted by the thought of treachery . The play premiered in Houston in 2022 and has since been perform around the US in Oregon , California , and Florida , but this will mark its West End introduction . The UK product will be directed byDaniel Evans .
In a program line , Bluemel said he feel " improbably majestic and delirious " to be put to work with Gatwa and Evans . " To be abuse into the shoes of a youthful William Shakespeare is a huge flush for any actor , and I ca n’t expect to get started , " he said . " When I read Liz Duffy Adams ' script , I was right away drawn into the high - stakes earthly concern of these two rival playwrights and the unbelievable , originative alchemy they share . There ’s a literal freshness and elan vital to Liz ’s authorship that talk directly to our world , and I ca n’t wait for West destruction audience to experience it for the first clip . "
Gatwa say , " Liz Duffy Adams has write an special play that is fresh , moody , aphrodisiac , acuate , and funny ! There ’s a fate to get one ’s teeth into . This is like no version of Shakespeare and Marlowe that I ’ve ever seen before , and I ca n’t await for interview to join us for the ride " .
Born with Teethwill be on at theWyndham Theatrein London from August 13th to November 1st , 2025 . TheDoctor Who Christmas Specialis unremarkably shoot in Summer , but there is no newsworthiness there there is one for 2025 .
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