Cast and Creatives Born With Teeth Close William 'Will' Shakespeare Edward Bluemel This is Edward's RSC debut. Theatre includes: Love in Idleness (West End), Touch (Soho Theatre) Television includes: The Seven Dials Mystery, My Lady Jane, We Might Regret This, Killing Eve, Sex Education, A Discovery of Witches Film includes: Access all Areas Trained at: Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama Christopher 'Kit' Marlowe Ncuti Gatwa Previous RSC includes: Romeo & Juliet for the King Charles' Coronation Concert Theatre includes: The Importance of Being Earnest (National Theatre) Television includes: Doctor Who (BAFTA Cymru Award winner), Sex Education (BAFTA winner), Masters of the Air Film includes: The Roses, Barbie Understudy William Shakespeare Matt Pettifor This is Matt's RSC debut Theatre includes: Alfred Hitchcock Presents (Theatre Royal Bath), The Sound of Music (Chichester Festival Theatre), The Beau Defeated (Manchester School of Theatre), The Duchess of Malfi (Manchester School of Theatre), Parade (National Youth Music Theatre), Sunday In The Park With George (National Youth Music Theatre), Brass (National Youth Music Theatre) Other credits include: Doctors, Merry Christmas by Stephen Leacock Trained at: Manchester School of Theatre and National Youth Music Theatre Understudy Christopher Marlowe Justice Ritchie This is Justice's RSC debut Theatre includes: Dear Elizabeth (Gate Theatre), Human Nurture (Theatre Centre), The Importance of Being Earnest (English Touring Theatre) Film includes: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Radio includes: What’s Love Got to Do With It?, The Train at Platform 4, Harland, Berlin Alexanderplatz, A Matter of Life and Death, File on 4: Detained and Restrained – Britain’s Vulnerable Kids, Broken Colours, Life Lines, and Wunderkind Trained at: Guildhall School of Music & Drama (where he was awarded the BBC Radio Drama Award in his final year) Previous Next Cast William 'Will' Shakespeare Edward Bluemel Christopher 'Kit' Marlowe Ncuti Gatwa Understudy William Shakespeare Matt Pettifor Understudy Christopher Marlowe Justice Ritchie Creatives Playwright Liz Duffy Adams Director Daniel Evans Set & Costume Designer Joanna Scotcher Lighting Designer Neil Austin Movement Director Ira Mandela Siobhan Casting Director Charlotte Sutton CDG Wyndham's Theatre London 13 Aug - 1 Nov 2025 Book Tickets About the Play Cast and Creatives Trailer Behind the scenes More Less About the Play Cast and Creatives Trailer Behind the scenes Content Advisory In This Section About the Play Daniel Evans directs Ncuti Gatwa as Christopher Marlowe and Edward Bluemel as William Shakespeare in this thrilling imagining of the relationship between two literary icons at odds with their time. Find out more Trailer Watch the trailer for Born With Teeth, starring Ncuti Gatwa and Edward Bluemel. Find out more Behind the scenes Go behind the scenes of the trailer shoot for Born With Teeth, with Ncuti Gatwa, Edward Bluemel and Director Daniel Evans. Find out more You may also like