Ncuti Gatwa is ‘a charismatic force of nature’ (★★★★ Evening Standard) as Kit Marlowe – rock star of Elizabethan theatre and scandalous spy for the Crown.
Edward Bluemel delivers ‘a performance full of grace and charm’ (WhatsOnStage) as Will Shakespeare – jobbing actor and promising young playwright.
In a dangerous game of cat and mouse, ‘Liz Duffy Adams’ firecracker of a new play’ (★★★★ Financial Times) imagines these two writing sensations as they are forced into a creative collaboration.
Across three secret meetings in the backroom of a pub, with the table as their stage and battlefield, they sharpen their pens – and let their genius fly.
‘Daniel Evans’s steamy production fizzes with rare theatrical chemistry’ (★★★★★ Daily Mail) in an explosively entertaining duel between two literary icons at odds with the world they live in.
Until 1 November only at London’s Wyndham’s Theatre.
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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.
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Liz Duffy Adams (Writer), Daniel Evans (Director)
Ncuti Gatwa (Christopher Marlowe) and Edward Bluemel (William Shakespeare)
Age recommendation: 14+
This performance features: very bright lights, haze, loud noises, strong language
'Fizzes with rare theatrical chemistry. Will we see two better star turns this year? I doubt it.'
'A firecracker of a new play'
'Ncuti Gatwa and Edward Bluemel are a perfect pair in this seriously steamy cat-and-mouse game.'
'Edward Bluemel and Ncuti Gatwa thrill in a theatrical firestorm'
