Doctor Who Star Ncuti Gatwa interpreted as Christopher Marlowe in play on the rivalry of Shakespeare

Doctor Who Star Ncuti Gatwa was interpreted in a new play while the playwright Elisabethain Christopher Marlowe, the Royal Shakespeare Company announced.

Born with Teeth will explore the relationship between a 27 -year -old Marlowe and the rising star William Shakespeare because they are forced to work together on a new work.

Gatwa said that it was “so excited” to appear in the room, which, according to him, was “like no version of Shakespeare and Marlowe that I have never seen before”.

Shakespeare will be represented by Edward Bluemel, who played in Killing Eve, a discovery of witches, and alongside Gatwa in sex education.

The show will play for 11 weeks at Wyndham’s Theater from August 13.

Born with teeth, Liz Duffy Adams, writes, will take an “irreverent” look at the “world of octane raised by two of the largest literary icons in the theater,” said the RSC.

Located in the back of a pub in 1591, the show sees Marlowe and Shakespeare forced to meet through three secret meetings to collaborate on a new piece.

It is a dangerous moment for artists in England, a country rivaling paranoia where spies are everywhere, and as rivals are due to each other, they become more and more tempted by the idea of ​​betrayal.

The room was created in Houston in 2022 and has since been played in the United States in Oregon, California and Florida, but that will mark its beginnings in West End.

British production will be led by Daniel Evans, whose previous stage credits include an American Buffalo production with Damian Lewis and John Goodman, and the Quiz James Graham Play, about Who Wants to Be a million scandal.

In a press release, Bluemel said he felt “incredibly proud and excited” to work with Gatwa and Evans.

“Entering the place of a young William Shakespeare is a huge thrill for any actor and I can’t wait to start,” he said.

“When I read the script of Liz Duffy Adams, I was instantly attracted to the world of high issues of these two rival playwrights and the incredible and creative chemistry they share.

“There is a real freshness and vitality to the writing of Liz who talks directly about our world, and I can’t wait for the West End audience to experience it for the first time.”

Gatwa said: “Liz Duffy Adams wrote an exceptional piece that is intelligent, dark, sexy, sharp and funny! There are a lot to do his teeth.

“It’s like no version of Shakespeare and Marlowe that I have never seen before, and I can’t wait for the public to join us for the walk.”

In a criticism after the first of Texas of the play, Christian Gill de Broadway World said: “This is a part of Fan Fiction, an examination of the ego and another commentary on the destructive capacities of societal expectations.

“We spend ninety minutes watching a match between the best writers of their time.”

Rohan Preston of Minnesota Star Tribune added: “The room goes to the bone as a kit and will exchange beards, ambitions and, ultimately, places in a play of history which rewrites our understanding of these two figures.”

Gatwa obtained his revolutionary role by playing Eric in Netflix sex education and also appeared in Barbie.

He was thrown into Doctor Who in 2022, taking charge of the main role of Jodie Whittaker. His second season as a doctor who should start to be broadcast this weekend.

The casting of Gatwa in Born with teeth comes after unconfirmed reports That he is ready to leave Doctor Who and that the show can be confronted with the ax. Nei Gatwa, BBC or Disney + commented on reports.