'Doctor Who' Star Ncuti Gatwa Calls Shakespeare 'Unapologetically Queer'

Actor Ncuti Gatwa says William Shakespeare was “unapologetically queer,” adding that 16th century playwright Christopher Marlowe was a “bad bitch.”

Ncuti Gatwa, who stars as Christopher Marlow on London’s West End in the play Born With Teeth , told Vogue that his character is “a bad bitch,” adding, “if Christopher Marlowe were alive today, he would’ve painted the town red.”

“The rivalry they feel towards one another and the admiration they feel and how that affects their artistry — it was a juicy subject matter to get into,” the actor said of playing Marlowe opposite of Edward Bluemel, who portrays William Shakespeare.

The play reportedly focuses on the relationship between the two playwrights in a series of imagined meetings while writing Shakespeare’s “Henry VI.”

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