Rebecca Lucy Taylor to star in 'Teeth 'n' Smiles' revival in the West End

Rebecca Lucy Taylor previously performed as Sally Bowles in the Oliver Award-winning Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club.

Summary

• Rebecca Lucy Taylor will star in a revival of David Hare's 'Teeth 'n' Smiles'
• She was last seen at the Duke of York's in a "quasi-theatrical experience" ahead of the release of her new album
• Taylor was previously on stage as Sally Bowles in 'Cabaret' at the Kit Kat Club
• Further cast and creative team are to be announced

Rebecca Lucy Taylor, AKA Self Esteem, will make her West End play debut in a revival of David Hare’s rebel play Teeth 'n' Smiles. Performances begin at the Duke of York's Theatre in March 2026 for a limited 12-week run.

Directed by Daniel Raggett, Teeth 'n' Smiles follows a self-destructive rock band led by Maggie Frisby, which finds itself on the brink of collapse.

The play has music by Nick Bicât and lyrics by Tony Bicât, with new additional music and lyrics by Taylor.

In April, Taylor starred in a "quasi-theatrical experience" at the Duke of York's ahead of the release of her new album A Complicated Woman.

Taylor, who returns to the stage following her run as Sally Bowles in the Oliver Award-winning Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, said, “I’m deeply honoured to be bringing Teeth ‘n’ Smiles back for its 50th anniversary. I love to challenge myself in new forms and I can’t wait to slap you round the face with Maggie. I am a huge fan of Daniel and David’s work, and the chance to collaborate with them on such a landmark production is something I am insanely excited about.”

Hare said, "I can’t think of anything more exciting than watching Rebecca Lucy Taylor and Dan Raggett strip the varnish off my old play. It’s a perfect moment to see if a new generation responds to that 70s mix of hope, drugs, music, sex and despair.”

Raggett said, “I first read David’s play over a decade ago and it seared itself into my brain. I’ve wanted to direct it ever since and - thanks to vision of Wessex Grove - I feel so lucky to be working on this revival alongside David, Nick, Tony and the incomparable Rebecca Lucy Taylor, who brings the whole thing alive as Maggie. Like me, she responded to this fifty-year-old play as if it were written yesterday and there couldn’t be a better time for it to come roaring back into the West End. An extraordinary picture of a world, and a band, tearing itself apart at the seams - shot through with some really great songs - its spirit of rock n roll revolution/desperate howl of defiance feels just as pertinent now as it did in 1975.”

Further casting, creative team, and dates are to be announced.

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Photo credit: Rebecca Lucy Taylor. (Photo by Jono White)