Phil Daniels joins Self Esteem in Teeth 'n' Smiles
Published on 30 January 2026
It’s a piece of casting news that gives us a sense of enormous wellbeing, and makes us happy for the rest of the day…
Phil Daniels (Quadrophenia, Blur’s Parklife) will star opposite the previously announced Ivor Novello Award winner Rebecca Lucy Taylor (aka Self Esteem) in David Hare’s rebel play, Teeth ‘n’ Smiles.
Taylor and Daniels will be joined by Michael Fox (Downton Abbey) as Arthur, Bill Caple (Dear England) as Nash, Michael Abubakar (Romeo & Juliet) as Wilson, Samuel Jordan (Standing at the Sky’s Edge) as Smegs, Jojo Macari (Masters of the Air) as Peyote, Noah Weatherby (Mary Page Marlowe) as Inch, Joseph Evans (Cyrano) as Randolph, Aysha Kala (Shameless) as Laura, Christopher Patrick Nolan (Macbeth) as Snead and Roman Asde (Bacchae) as Anson. Gregor Milne, Damien James, Levi Heaton, Guy Amos and Daniel Crespin complete the company.
Speaking on today's announcement David Hare gushed: “It’s thrilling for me to watch Rebecca Lucy Taylor and a brilliant ensemble revive the play that shook the plaster off the ceiling of the Royal Court Theatre just fifty years ago.”
The play follows Maggie Frisby (Rebecca Lucy Taylor). Once the roaring voice of 60s counterculture, now broke and disillusioned, her youthful dreams of anarchic rebellion collapse into bitterness. Amidst the wreckage, Maggie tears through the night fuelled by booze, fury, and a voice that refuses to die.
Teeth ‘n’ Smiles plays at the Duke of York's Theatre from 13 March - 6 June 2026
